Written by: Emily Metituk, Canadian SportWORKS Officer – Trinidad & Tobago Good Day! It’s officially been 2 months that I’ve been living in Trinidad there’s been ups, downs, and life lessons. Here’s my little update from the last 2 months. Working at the Trinbago 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games has been quite eventful. The work and […]
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What Brings Me to Trinidad & Tobago
Written by: Emily Metituk, Canadian SportWORKS Officer – Trinidad & Tobago Good Day and Welcome, My name is Emily, I’ve been in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for a few weeks now. I have lots to share about my adventures and the work I’m doing here but first I want to talk about why […]
Goodbye Botswana, hello next adventure!
Written by: Jordan Krauchek and Cliff Miyaji, Canadian SportWORKS Officers, Botswana We can’t believe it’s time to write our final blog post, and our time in Gaborone is almost over. Our 3-month practicum here in Gaborone felt ephemeral. This last month we finalized our LTAD framework, implementation plan, summary and recommendation documents. On November 18th, we […]
Did Someone Say Lunch?
Written by: Hailey Pewtress, Canadian SportWORKS Officer, Rwanda Blake, the other Canadian SportWORKS Officer, departed back to Canada this month. For Blakes’s farewell, our supervisor invited us to a ‘car-free zone’, which is a street blocked off to cars and completely lined with restaurants and cafes. We had a delicious plate of East African pilau […]
Safaris, Sunsets and Sunburns
Written by: Cliff Miyaji and Jordan Krauchek, Canadian SportWORKS Officers Greetings from Gaborone! We’re just over halfway through our time in Botswana. Time feels like it is passing by very quickly. We can still remember landing in Gaborone as if it were last week. We’ve had some fantastic experiences and memories during our short time here. Our […]
Planes, Trains, and Motos
Written by: Blake Nouwen and Hailey Pewtress Welcome to our life in Rwanda. We are Blake and Hailey, Canadian SportWORKS Officers from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. We are beyond excited to share with you our impressions, experiences, and work from Kigali, Rwanda. We started our journey going from Calgary to Portland, to having […]
Monkeys on Hole 2!
Written by: Cliff Miyaji and Jordan Krauchek Hello Everyone! Cliff and Jordan here. We are the new Canadian SportWORKS Officers in Gaborone, Botswana. Unfortunately, we had a rocky start to our trip; the airline lost Cliff’s luggage, while Jordan lost personal items in London. We had delayed flights which led to missed flights in addition to getting […]
Namibian Skies and Final Goodbyes
Hello! I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun. As I am writing my final blog post it is hard to believe that my time here is almost up. These last few months have been incredible. I’ve seen some amazing sights, taken part in some amazing experiences, and learned so much about the […]
S4N Hamilton – The opportunity of a lifetime!
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton I look back at these eight months and wonder where did the time go. It has truly been a pleasure to meet and work with so many great people over the course of my time as a SportWORKS Officer. I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with so […]
Travel, Try’s and Takatokwane
Written by: Eric Gratton, Canadian SportWORKS Officer Hello again! At this point I am a little over halfway through my time here and it sure has gone by fast. The past month has provided me with some amazing experiences, ones that I will certainly never forget. I’ve had the opportunity to see some more of […]