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 […]
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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 […]
Welcome to Botswana
By Elizabeth Kujbida: Dumela (hello) everyone! It has been a little over two weeks since Trevor and I touched down at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, and it’s already been an amazing experience! Everyone here has been amazing and has welcomed us with open arms (and has been very understanding as we […]