Hello hello I hope that everyone back home is doing well. I have mentioned before that I am working at UNESCO, but I have not really gone into detail some of the things that I am doing. I was originally hired to edit documents that had been written in French and translated into English. However, I am doing so much more than that. My first ‘assignment’ was to edit a document regarding marginalized adolescent girls and how to help them in trying to eradicate violence against women. In addition, I was asked for my opinion and recommendations. My recommendations were taken with enthusiasm. I am currently creating a dossier of information on what has been accomplished or started in the field of violence against women within the UN framework. Based on the information in this dossier ... read more

Wow, it has been a very long time since I have wrote something. First off, I will talk a little about UNESCO. I am officially an intern. I signed my contract and got my security clearance badge. The organization is interesting and I am really enjoying the experience. Sadly, I am coming to the conclusion that I doubt I will get employment out of it, but I am very thankful to have an insider’s view of an international organizational such as the UN. The way things work entertain me. Some days I go into the office and there is nothing for me to do, so I find articles to research and learn about the topics. Then other days, I am asked to do something and can I have it done yesterday. I am adapting and find ... read more

I have now been in Paris for three weeks. Things are going really good. I am starting to make friends and really enjoying the Paris culture. I am also learning quite a bit about the small things in Paris. For instance, medical stops. My roommate works for Air France as a crisis specialist. Basically, he helps people who have missed their connections or have some type of issue. The other night, there was a client who became very irate when he missed his connection and swung and the female teller. Thierry was right there and stopped the punch with his hand. As it turned out, the man spent the next couple of days in jail, and Thierry had fractured his hand. The doctor prescribed him to a five day medical stop. What this means is that ... read more

I discovered that the on first Sunday of every month, the Louvre is free. Considering I found this out, three days before the first Sunday of October, and I wanted to visit the Louvre, I felt it only obligatory that I attend this Sunday. I decided to get up early and spend the entire day there. I packed a lunch, had my camera, good runners and I was ready to go. I was happy that I arrived early because there was virtually no line at the security check. After that, considering everything was free, line ups were pretty much done for that day…unless you wanted to go to the café, but I brought my lunch. During my research on the hours and admissions of the Louvre, I also discovered that I could rent a recording devise ... read more

Oh Canada! Our home and native land! What a great feeling to be back on home soil. It is amazing to go away to so many different countries and be put in a situation where you are basically lost all the time, and end here in Canada. We had some scavenges to do here and when we went to the subway station, you never had to ask people for help. You could just look confused and someone would come up and ask if you needed help. Once again, we waited for the scavenge list to figure out where we were going to go for lunch. We decided to head to this little French pastry place that was really great. We took the subway, but still ended up walking about 3 km from the station to ... read more