Dumela! About 1 month has passed since I have arrived in the beautiful country of Botswana. It has been an incredible journey and an unforgettable experience so far! Due to a postponed flight, I had a 10 hour layover in Paris! The airline had given us all a hotel to stay in overnight and I took […]
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A Royal Welcome
Sanibonani (hello) everyone! Wow, my first few weeks in Swaziland have flown by! Although I faced some not so lovely flight complications at the beginning of my trip and 3 long days of travel, I arrived in this beautiful country where I was immediately welcomed with so much warmth and generosity. I was definitely a little overwhelmed […]
Arrival
Getting Settled I arrived in Turks and Caicos on September 1st, 2018 and could not believe that I was here. I could not believe that, for the next 3 months, I would be able to call this beautiful, tropical island my home. It all seemed so surreal until I had walked out of the […]
The Journey Begins
Dumela (hello) everyone! It has been almost three weeks since Luke and I arrived in Gaborone, and we have been welcomed with open arms! I have been adjusting well to the local life and I am learning to keep cool in this warm weather, which I have been informed is quite cool for this time of […]
Remember the road that leads you home…
By: Matt Milligan Hello everyone! Our time in eSwatini has ended just as fast as it all began. Our last few weeks were filled with more adventures, emotional goodbyes and new beginnings. Our highlight during our last weeks was our 5 day safari in Kruger National Park. I got to check off two items from […]
Bye Bye TCI
By: Raiven de Souza As my role as a Sport Development Officer for TCIRFU has come to end, I am feeling blessed for all I have learned and experienced throughout this internship. I am very thankful for my supervisor, Mr. Keith Burant. I worked out of his office at the Meridian Financial Group with a […]
My International Experience – August 2018
By: Matthew Leidl Dumela Friends, for the last time, My final week in Gabs has officially arrived and it’s almost that time where I begin the long journey back to Canada. I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that I just spent the last three and a half months completing my internship in […]
Introducing Commonwealth Games Canada’s Next Canadian SportWORKS Officers
For the past 25 years, Commonwealth Games Canada’s (CGC) SportWORKS Program has integrated sport development and sport for development programming to promote individual and community social development, and build national sport system capacity, throughout the Commonwealth. Since that time CGC has led over 125 local sport projects that have impacted more than two million youth […]
No matter where we go…
By: Matt Milligan Hello everyone! The past month here in eSwatini has been very eventful! We started with our second installation of Olympic Day, this time in Mbabane. Over 150 people attended and participated in a number of sports and activities ranging from a 5K park run, boot camp, to cricket and rugby. There were […]
My International Experience – July 2018
By: Matthew Leidl Dumela Friends, Another month has just about passed and it’s crazy to think that I am in the final few weeks of my internship here in Gabs. I have had so many great experiences both in and out of work, and will continue to make the most of my time left in […]