Adithi Rathnayake
Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia, Global Internship in Mumbai
Introduction
Kia ora, and Ayubowan! My name is Adithi Rathnayake, and I am New Zealand-born and bred Sri Lankan. Growing up, I noticed the stark difference between the bustling streets of Auckland, where I grew up, and the peaceful green roads of my grandparent’s village in Sri Lanka. Similar to the differences in the streets, I have always wondered about the differences in working in South Asia compared to New Zealand, and I am excited to travel to Mumbai!
I recently completed my Bachelor of Health Sciences degree at the University of Auckland, which gave me a wealth of opportunities, one of which was to carry out an internship in the health field for three months. This ended up being an eye-opening experience and made me fall in love with being able to get my hands dirty, as it were, and really see first-hand how the gears turn and what the workforce is like.
I applied for the Mumbai Internship programme with the hopes of exploring the differences in New Zealand and India’s health systems and broadening my horizons on my path to working in Global Health.
Until we meet again! 😀
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It’s All About Perspective
I can truly say that my horizons have been tested and broadened through this trip. The opportunity to not only carry out an internship overseas but also having to navigate living in a foreign country was an incredible experience. I learnt a lot about life, myself, India and about health systems (through my internship). But…Continue…
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Just Behind the Looking Glass
You’ve just been to the gorgeous Taj Mahal and feel full of life and satisfied. Why would you not? First, you went to the Agra Fort in the sweltering heat and were able to bask in all of its red-sandstone beauty. You didn’t really know much about it before the start of the trip, but…Continue…
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All Aboard!
It was finally the day that I had been anxiously dreading for four months, getting on a train in Mumbai! The travel from New Zealand to Mumbai had been interesting thus far, but the delayed planes and our ‘fun’ turbulence were nothing compared to how I felt about getting on a train. Movies showed packed…Continue…