Year: 2012

Public and Environmental Health in Barcelona: Exploring Disparity Over the course of 8 weeks I had the privilege of working in the community of Bello Horizonte, Peru to construct a regional health clinic. During my first day at the work site I noticed two things. The first was that all around me were signs of […]

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Corinna Espino, Scholarship Finalist

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Human rights and forced migration are areas that have become of increasing interest to me over the past few years and lead me to spend one year volunteering on the Thai/Burma border with Burmese human rights groups. During this period Burma had its first election in 20 years, though one that failed to meet international […]

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A little girl sits in the dark watching stars and planes. Where they’ve been and who they bring make for her dreams at night. *** I’m that person who gets excited when there’s a new copier at work. Change is my “thing”. I love going to new places, meeting new people, trying different types of […]

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Work. Learn. Explore. Exercise. “Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” -Plato A degree in exercise science can be a blessing and a curse. Your friends are always asking you questions about sore muscles and tweaked joints, you are constantly […]

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The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! We started this scholarship competition to give one or more eager and enthusiastic change makers the chance to win a free trip to any of our five international locations to intern or volunteer. And two months and a whopping 185 entries from 34 countries later, […]

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In honor of Child Life Month ending just a few days ago, we’ve got a very special post from guest blogger Emily Beauchemin – a current Child Life Specialist at Red Cross Children’s Hospital and Connect-123 Cape Town intern. Emily wrote this post for us to outline “Play, Advocacy, and Educating Others on the Critical […]

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**Notice: Due to unforeseen changes in visa regulations, as of April 2012, all Connect-123 interns in Shanghai will be transferred to manual internship positions in coal mines just outside the city until further notice. All housing and transport arrangements will be made. Safety disclaimer forms will be sent out by Program Coordinator later today. April […]

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One of the worst parts about going abroad for an extended period of time has got to be, without a doubt, packing. How can you be expected to fit everything you’re going to need for X amount of months into 2 suitcases of less than 50 lbs each? But there are two comforting thoughts that […]

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