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A Slice of Home Away From Home: A Recollection of Working at the New Zealand Consulate & How I Learnt to Commute There Without The Hidden ‘Foreigner Fee’.

Categories: Global Internships in Mumbai 2023, Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, Prime Minister's Scholarship Group Programmes 2022-2023, Prime Minister's Scholarships

Namaste everyone! Welcome back to the blog rundown of my journey of being a Mumbaikar (a Mumbai Local). This entry delves into my internship at the New Zealand Consulate in Mumbai, where I was extremely fortunate to work with the lovely consulate team situated in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), and get a bit of a…Continue Reading A Slice of Home Away From Home: A Recollection of Working at the New Zealand Consulate & How I Learnt to Commute There Without The Hidden ‘Foreigner Fee’.

The departure and our return

Categories: Korean Language Study Abroad 2022-23, Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, Prime Minister's Scholarships

I’ve always found that in the lead up to a significant event, I never really feel that said event is actually going to happen, until it finally does. It was much the same for me in the week leading up to our departure. While I was very aware that our final week in Seoul had…Continue Reading The departure and our return

A Digital, Public India

Categories: Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, Prime Minister's Scholarships, Reimagining India Study Tour 2023

My experience working at Kiwibank showed me many different points of tension for the general public, when it comes to digital public infrastructure. People get upset because of the difficulties with privatisation of the financial industry, and the different banks who often try to make it a living nightmare to try and work in harmony…Continue Reading A Digital, Public India

8 weeks later…

Categories: Global Internships in Bangok 2023, Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, Prime Minister's Scholarships

Whether it was excitement, joy, or homesickness, these 8 weeks in Bangkok had me experiencing every possible emotion all at once. Now, after a long 12-hour flight, I am back in Aotearoa, where I can finally sit down and take the time to reflect on my time in Thailand. The PMSA program was an amazing…Continue Reading 8 weeks later…

Why I don’t ride

Categories: Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, Reimagining India Study Tour 2023

When we visited Jaipur, we had the opportunity to go to Amer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Exploding with rich history and architecture, I struggled to take in the beauty of it all, as my experience was tainted by this place still offering tourists the chance to ride an elephant to the top. Being…Continue Reading Why I don’t ride

Weeks Tres and Cuatro

Categories: iWinterMX Global Business 2023, Prime Minister's Scholarship for Latin America

On the 24th of Jan we Travelled to our next hotel in Leon. One great thing about this location was that there was a fair less than one kilometre down the road that was on all week. The fair had games, rides, food, bars and even a nightclub. A few days later we had our…Continue Reading Weeks Tres and Cuatro

Final goodbyes – Ep 10. Tea with Tia

Categories: Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, Prime Minister's Scholarship Group Programmes 2022-2023, Prime Minister's Scholarships, Reimagining India Study Tour 2023

It’s the final episode!! It feels a bit surreal to be posting this from home, but here we are. I had a salad for dinner, and lettuce has never tasted better. Thank you to everyone who guest-starred on the podcast; I really appreciate it! I look forward to seeing how my friendships and learnings progress!…Continue Reading Final goodbyes – Ep 10. Tea with Tia

Week of Goodbyes

Categories: Global Internships in HCMC 2023, Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, Prime Minister's Scholarship Group Programmes 2022-2023, Prime Minister's Scholarships

I feel mixed emotions with there being less than a week left of our internship. I am so happy to go home to my family; however, I don’t want to leave Vietnam because Ho Chi Minh feels like home now. It feels like I will be trading in the family and friends I have made…Continue Reading Week of Goodbyes