This is it. I’ve finally finished up and returned back to Australia and had some time to reflect and come to ultimate clarity of my experience. My internship with Plan International Indonesia did not come with a specific project or task that I was to complete within the month I spent with them, but moreContinue reading “IDRP Blog 3”
Author Archives: Alexandra Hall
IDRP Blog 2
Here I am, half way through my placement with Plan International. I started this internship with wide eyes and, what I thought was a really good understanding of the differences in work culture and values in Asian countries, more specifically those dappling in poverty. My work in Borneo, rural Bangalore, and South Africa grounded meContinue reading “IDRP Blog 2”
ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 4 – 14th February 2020
What key issues did you examine through your placement activities this week? This week, my key issue was coming to terms with the idea that what is considered morally wrong in Australia, is not always considered morally wrong in Indonesia. I came across an image published in an old article shared by Plan International ofContinue reading “ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 4 – 14th February 2020”
ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 3 – 7th February 2020
What key issues did you examine through your placement activities this week? This week, due to a turn of events with my health, I have had to return home to Australia. However, I have been allowed to complete my internship via correspondence. Therefore, it would be reasonable of me to say that my key issueContinue reading “ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 3 – 7th February 2020”
ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 2 – 31st January 2020
What key issues did you examine through your placement activities this week? This week I have struggled with the concept of being a critical thinker in varied ways. I find that I am able to critically reflect on my own actions when I do encounter a general problem with a necessary solution, however this weekContinue reading “ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 2 – 31st January 2020”
ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 1
24th January 2020 What key issues did you examine through your placement activities this week? The first challenge I encountered on the very first day of placement was the lack of structure that I slowly realised I would be constantly managing. I am a very task orientated person, and upon arrival and within the firstContinue reading “ACICIS Weekly Reflective Journal 1”
IDRP Blog 1
This is my first blog for IDRP 1&2. I am currently in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with ACICIS about to commence the two weeks of intensive Indonesian language lessons with Sanata Dharma University. My placement happens to be in Jakarta, so I will be departing Yogyakarta following the intensive language lessons. I have been placed at PlanContinue reading “IDRP Blog 1”
ACICIS – Plan International Indonesia – My 6 week experience
With this blog, I will be sharing my reflections and experiences throughout my 6 weeks in Indonesia. Stay tuned.
Alexandra Hall 