by idah | Mar 15, 2019 | Postcards from Abroad
Notes from UNESCO: Being a fellow at UNESCO has many advantages. Last Thursday night, I was allowed to attend the L’Oreal – UNESCO For Women in the Sciences awards ceremony. This is a black-tie event that has been held for the last 20 years at UNESCO. There are...
by idah | Mar 2, 2019 | Postcards from Abroad
Notes from UNESCO: What a week! It started with the President of Iraq visiting UNESCO. I was so close to Barham Salih, I could have reached out and touched him, too bad a velvet rope stood in my way and of course the fear of being tackled by his military escort. I...
by Olivia Sanchez | Mar 1, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad
I can’t believe February is already coming to an end. I feel so at home here and the thought of leaving in a month makes me want to cry. This week at work was probably my favorite so far. Ida and I got to work with George Papagiannis again this week to produce...
by Olivia Sanchez | Feb 22, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad
Last week I shared what was basically a love letter to stationary, and reflection about why I hold Valentine’s Day (and Galentine’s Day!) so close to my heart. This week I feel obligated to admit that during 8 short weeks in Paris I have accumulated enough craft...
by Olivia Sanchez | Feb 19, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad
This week started with a slow recovery from my cold, and a whirlwind day trip to Chartes, France, with my high school friend, Brooke. I am always pushing myself to grow, and one of my goals while in France is to say yes more, and give into my anxiety less. In a lot of...