By Trevor Teeuwsen: Dumela! We have now been in Botswana for just over two months and the time continues to fly by. There are only 5 weeks left and it feels like there is still so much left to do here. A lot has happened over the last two weeks since Elizabeth’s last update. Our […]
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TCI: June in Review
By Ryan Sutton: The month of June was extremely kind to me. Throughout the whole month I watched as all of my hard work turned into well run tournaments, exciting community outreach programs, and sponsorships that supported the U19 teams new jerseys. As I alluded to in my May blog, I had a few things […]
Calm Before The Storm
By Emily Stratford: Hey everyone! I can’t believe it’s already been 2 months since I touched down in Nassau. Time is flying and work is busy but I’ve been making sure to make the most of everyday. A big task for the month of June has been conducting pre-DRMs (Delegation Registration Meeting) with all participating countries […]
There and Back Again…
By Matt Spina: Hello everyone! Though I intended to update you all a lot more often, work and life seems to have its way of getting in the way. Since we last posted much has happened in our world. I will stick to the items that I was responsible/working on over the past month to […]
Beach Volleyball, BLTAD, and Exploring Botswana!
By Elizabeth Kujbida: Dumela everyone! It’s been about two weeks since our last update (a month since my last one), and we’ve officially been in Gaborone for just under 2 months. I absolutely cannot believe how fast time is going by so far! These past two weeks have been a pretty exciting one in terms […]
Discovering a New Passion!
By Matthew Hagopian: Sawubona, This will be my second blog post after being here for just over one month and finally settling here in Mbabane, Swaziland. I think I am officially feeling at home here. I’ve met tons of people by just greeting everyone I’ve walked by, and I’m starting to even get noticed by […]
TCI: May in Review
By Ryan Sutton: May Review from TCI I arrived in Turks and Caicos on May 3rd, 2017. I left Toronto Pearson Airport when it was 5 degrees, 4 hours later I came out of the plane at a humid 30 degrees. I was then greeted by fellow rugby colleagues Franco and Acasha. They gave me […]
Working on Beach Volleyball and Exploring Botswana
By Trevor Teeuwsen: Dumela, It’s hard to believe we have been in Gabs for almost a month. The days have been flying by despite being on Africa time now. The FIVB Beach Volleyball 1 course is now complete and all of the local coaches passed. The course was capped off with a closing ceremony where […]
One Month Already?!
By Emily Stratford: Greetings from paradise! It’s been just under one month since Matt and I touched down in Nassau to work with the Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organizing Committee. It’s hard to believe how quickly I have settled in and how much we’ve already done. I give huge thanks to the other interns, Geordie […]
Sun, Sand, Sea…..and Sports
By Matt Spina: Hello from Nassau everyone! I apologize for the delayed first post but it has been a busy three weeks… closer to a month at this point! Emily and I landed on the 2nd of May on a rather warm evening here on New Providence Island with nothing but excitement flowing through our […]