My #BestInternship So Far
You know the feeling you get too excited about everything in your life? The feeling that makes you blush a little? The feeling when you start to wonder about the beauty of life? Well, that’s exactly the feeling I get when I think about my internship experience with World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific. Prior the […]
Reading “A Man’s Search for Meaning” in Manhattan
It is a very strange experience to go from reading an account of life in a concentration camp to stepping out into the sunny streets of the upper east side in June. My limbs were stiff because I had been clenching my body as I read the accounts of starvation, frozen limbs, and incomprehensible suffering. […]
Going the Distance: Why take the WYA Externship?
Summer is around the corner and what better way to spend it than learning from one of the best internships in town? WYA’s internship program has been the token route for members to see the principles of WYA in action as it also nurtures their skills in the professional setting. Recently, WYA is happy to […]
How Pornography Can Spark the Conversation We Should Be Having
We live in a society where it seems that great yet futile efforts are taken to keep the world’s worst hidden secret: sex. In my opinion, the clearest demonstration of this phenomenon is in the consumption of pornography, and the divided attitude we have about it. For some, it is the “perfect” way to minimize […]
Thoughts about camp: A summer to remember
In all the past World Youth Alliance (WYA) events I have attended, the number one reoccurring theme (almost like a rule) for me was to have fun. This, for me, was one of the factors that kept bringing me back. But as I joined more WYA events I began to realize that the fun in WYA […]
Everything Starts in a Family
In analysing structural functionalism, or how social structures give shape to our lives, families come first in the hierarchy of socialization agents because family is where we all have our beginnings from the moment of conception. The struggling and caring nature of mankind has its roots in family; without human families, societies cease to exist […]
Why You(th)? – European Youth 4 EU Youth Policies
Vienna. What a city! Amazing architecture, exciting history, long-lasting tradition, incredible ubiquity and purity, stunning coffee houses and classical music… These are just few of the famous features of Austrian’s capital. In this beautiful place, the “European Youth for EU Youth Strategy” project was organized. WYA had a great opportunity to gather 50 young leaders […]
Blog Series: Thoughts about camp
Thoughts About Camp is a blog series written by WYA Certified Members and Summer Camp graduates from the Asia Pacific region. Each article contains a personal reflection from a WYAAP Summer Camp graduate about how their experiences from the camp helped shape their understanding of themselves and of the world around them. Click on the photos […]
Thoughts about camp: More than a plane ticket
The moment I sent my camp participation fee was the same time I decided to experience something that I knew would be etched in my heart for a very long time. I liked the idea of traveling alone to somewhere I have never been to; perhaps even live for a week with people whom I […]
Thoughts about camp: summer and leisure
Summer, on its own I think, is the greatest festival. Except this year I knew it was going to be different. I was selected for the World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific (WYAAP) summer camp. I was excited indeed because this camp was going to be an international visit for me, coming from Nepal. It was […]