I've been using a new work tactic: whenever someone asks if I can do something my answer is always "Yes! That's eaaaasy." And I've been volunteering myself for pretty much every new project opportunity that I'm interested in. I mean it doesn't always work out so well for my work/life balance and this ends up … Continue reading i can do that (probably)
I called my mom this morning and apparently her friends think I am living an exotic life here in Nairobi. So I decided to do a post on the more mundane side of things. Day to day life here is like any other. I wake up, go to work, come home, and write on my … Continue reading the mundane side of things
You've seen this room before. ya this room. let me zoom in for you a little bit. that's me sitting up there! This is me and my Australian work twin (we have the exact same wardrobe and have unintentionally matched twice this week already). This is what it looks like from up there. and this … Continue reading inside a un negotiation room
funding an unpaid UN internship in Nairobi. Let's just cut to the chase on this one. Before I got my internship offer, I had about $2,000 in the bank. I worked for four months as an after-school teacher between my acceptance letter and my start date and saved around $3,000. By my accounts, I would need … Continue reading where all the money coming from?
There are several places to eat lunch at the UN campus. The main cafeteria usually has three options (Italian, Indian, and something else). At the cafeteria, you can get a BIG meal for 350KES (~$3.50USD). They give so much food that I bring a container and separate half for dinner the same day. That's 350KES … Continue reading ethiopian food and kenyan music – christine kamau
Today was my first day at the UN! I've been dreaming about working here for so long that it feels a little surreal to me. That and the fact that I am still waking up at 2am so the entire day was kind of a blur. The UN complex is Nairobi is one of the … Continue reading first day at the un
the dream Summer 2015, I took a class called Global Environment and World Politics with one of the best professors I've had. She was this kind of professor: In her class, I learned for the first time about the role of the international political world in addressing climate change. I learned about the COPs, the … Continue reading so you wanna intern at the un
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