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Back to Stanford: Reflecting on my Time in Brussels
As I move into my new room to start Sophomore year this morning, Stanford looks much the same as I left it. I have been away for almost…
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Sep 26, 2017
6 Reasons why the developing world should care about Global Health Security
6 Reasons why the developing world should care about Global Health Security
As a 20-something year old, getting the opportunity to travel 7000 miles from Pakistan to study at one of the best universities in the…
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Sep 21, 2017
Reflections from TIMEP
Reflections from TIMEP
September is for me, and for many Stanford students, a strange but wonderful period. Our friends and summer colleagues from other schools…
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Sep 21, 2017
Reflections
Reflections
My time at Bruegel has come to an end. I write my final blog post from my Dad’s house in Bellingham, WA. My last week at Bruegel was…
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Sep 19, 2017
The Sense of an Ending (disclaimer: title co-opted from that Barnes novel)
The finality of saying goodbye to people, places, events, moments has always made me uncomfortable — perhaps in part because it is an…
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Sep 19, 2017
WJP Takeaways
WJP Takeaways
I left D.C. and the World Justice Project last week, and I was surprised how attached I felt to the organization, to my coworkers, and to…
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Sep 18, 2017
Reflections on Brussels
Reflections on Brussels
My last two weeks at Bruegel have been the best yet. For the last month I have been helping Georgios- one of Bruegel’s research fellows…
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Sep 13, 2017
A trip to Loenen
A trip to Loenen
Research at Bruegel continues to be challenging and exciting. My main project for the last month has centered on an economic analysis of…
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Sep 13, 2017
Becoming a Bruegelian
Becoming a Bruegelian
After a few paperwork hurdles, an unplanned visit to Belgian consulate in Montreal, and even a surprise police visit here in Belgium (to…
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Sep 13, 2017
Ferragosto
Ferragosto
During my time in Italy, the one cultural difference that has stuck out to me the most in comparison to the US is the Italian way of living…
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Sep 12, 2017
Yes, I Do More than Work
Yes, I Do More than Work
As I write this sentence, I am traveling under the English Channel at nearly 200 mph. My last post focused exclusively on my work at…
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Sep 5, 2017
Almost Goodbye Already?
My mobile phone data expired on Tuesday, marking officially one month of my time here in Brussels. I have just under ten days left in…
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Sep 5, 2017
UNESCO: Work and Travel Post-Committee Session
UNESCO: Work and Travel Post-Committee Session
Even after the excitement of the World Heritage Committee faded, I stayed busy. During the last weeks of July and August, I did a lot of…
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Sep 5, 2017
Signing off from D.C. … for now!
Signing off from D.C. … for now!
It is time I made a confession. As I was considering internship opportunities for this summer, I was extremely reluctant to return to D.C…
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Aug 31, 2017
In Belgium and Firmly Ensconced in Economics
In Belgium and Firmly Ensconced in Economics
After four weeks, I confidently write that I really enjoy working at Bruegel. The think tank is in several ways a remarkable place to be…
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Aug 28, 2017
So Long, and Thanks for all the Rice!
So Long, and Thanks for all the Rice!
We were driving to the second or third temple of the day when I asked my driver if he had lived in Bagan for a long time. “I lived and…
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Aug 25, 2017
Time in Tokyo: Take Two!
Time in Tokyo: Take Two!
Cockroaches Overwhelming
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Aug 24, 2017
4 Takeaways from Buenos Aires
4 Takeaways from Buenos Aires
I’m sitting in a bus station in rural Northern Argentina after some weekend traveling to Los Esteros de Iberá, the second largest wetlands…
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Aug 24, 2017
Snow monkeys and other serendipitous friends
Snow monkeys and other serendipitous friends
Now that I’m more than halfway through my stay in Japan, I’ve had more than enough time to adjust to the pace of life and visit (and…
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Aug 24, 2017
Les séances plénières
Les séances plénières
Every month, the European Parliament packs its heavy-duty metal crates (one per policy advisor or assistant), and works late on a…
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Aug 23, 2017
Learning Outside the Classroom
Learning Outside the Classroom
As my internship draws to a close, I realize the value of travel and embracing the opportunity to live in a new place. I decided to stay on…
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Aug 23, 2017
Working on WJP’s Qualified Respondents Questionnaire team
Working on WJP’s Qualified Respondents Questionnaire team
Throughout my time in high school and college, I’ve frequently turned to statistics when writing research papers, from the results of Pew…
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Aug 23, 2017
Leaving IEP
This is my final video capturing some of the highlights during the last couple weeks. I had the chance to make the most of my last days in…
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Aug 22, 2017
Last Days In Buenos Aires
Last Days In Buenos Aires
When I ended my experience working with an NGO last summer, I knew that I wanted to explore new paths and learn how governments work to…
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Aug 22, 2017
Taking it all in
Taking it all in
Is this actually my last week at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD)? And my second to last week in Taipei? 時間真過得太快了 — time really…
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Aug 22, 2017
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