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There is a party at the United Nations tonight. Do you want to come?
Friday night was on of those sliding doors moments. I’d had my first 3 days at work and the working days, jet lag, cold weather and language/culture battles had made it an interesting but tiring week....
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Interning at the World Health Organization
The WHO employs over 8000 people in 147 country offices, including six regional offices and here at headquarters in Geneva. It has 193 member states plus two associate members. As well as working with...
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Textiles, crafts, food and dance at the World Health Organization’s...
The WHO’s solidarity fair has been running annually since 1995. It is held just before Christmas in the main foyer of the WHO building and offers a variety of international crafts, foods and...
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Je suis étudiante! Living la vida loca, en français
I’m that quiet foreign girl who nods too much and smiles too wide, but barely speaks a word. OK well I’m not, but then sometimes I am… I feel like her, the shy foreigner. It’s not that I don’t want to...
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Christmas number 3 – Russian and Gangnam styles at the World Health Organization
This year I had Christmas number one in New Zealand, Christmas number two in Singapore and the third Christmas celebration here at the WHO in Geneva. The WHO’s Christmas party this year was Russian...
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For this is short and it will pass
A lot of people have been talking about how the world hasn’t ended. It hasn’t. We still have a world. So what do we do with it now? The same as we always did? The world and its continued existence has...
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Exchange your life on the wheel of chance
I lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a year when I was sixteen. I chose Argentina, it was the top choice on my list but the exchange organization that I went with didn’t guarantee to always provide...
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Scraped cheese and samba
Go to a dinner with people whose language you don’t speak and customs you are unfamiliar with. Just do it. Turn up, unable to converse with anyone and see what happens. You have to try this, at least...
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Christmas in France and the essence of family
What is Christmas? For those who find their purpose in religion, Christmas has a clearly defined meaning. But for those of us who are less-than-devout, the relevance of Christmas is subject to...
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Culture shock and sickness
When you are travelling and/or assimilating into a new culture, you have to take the lows along with the highs. Culture shock can be a serious condition for travelers and immigrants who are out of...
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New Years Eve in London
London; city of history and royalty. I think the tone of my trip to the UK was first set in the airport leaving Geneva when I came across this in the wine section: The ‘Old World’ wines were mostly...
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Week 8 of being an intern at the World Health Organization
I have been an intern at the World Health Organization (WHO) for over 7 weeks now, with about another 5 weeks left to go. I’d like to share how my internship is going to date, but first please note...
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A walk through Cambridge
It was snowing heavily when I landed in the UK. My flight was delayed leaving Geneva and then delayed again on arrival at Stansted airport, as the ground staff hurried to prepare the entry of several...
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Internship at the WHO Week 10 of 13: the dust has settled
Well here I am. Ten weeks ticking over at the WHO and just three left. How do I feel? Sad that it’s ending, happy that I still have a little bit of time, amazed that it has whirled by so fast and...
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CERN and the legendary Brian Cox
I had the opportunity to visit CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research – a couple of weeks ago, for a concert and tour. Admittedly I was a bit hesitant at first because I really don’t...
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Basque country, Spain: gastronomical heaven
I am sitting on the futon sofa which doubles as my bed, in the living room of the apartment where my friend lives with his girlfriend, in Bilbao, Spain. We are having a little bit of siesta time...
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Trust on the train from Geneva to Lucerne; beautiful Switzerland
The sunlight streamed into my room on Saturday morning as my phone woke me from restless resting. I wasn’t really asleep, I was half up but not really doing anything either. On the other end of the...
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Carnival craziness in Lucerne, Switzerland
The day that I visited Lucerne, this past Saturday, also happened to be the day of carnival. Carnival is celebrated in many countries around the world, particularly Catholic countries as the main...
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“noT all th0se who wAnder are Lost” : LOve day 2oI3
There is love to be found in all kinds of places, not just the conventional. Love is within each of us and we need to find the things which help us to bring it out in ourselves. It’s a journey. Mind...
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The Palais des Nations: United Nations, Geneva
The United Nations (UN) was created as a platform to foster peace and diplomacy; it is not a world government. It was created by 51 countries and today it has 193 member states. The UN has four main...
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