With my two bachelors degree (History and English) undergoing at Sorbonne University, I am aiming at entering a master to specialize in Anthropology. My interest in studying Anthropology grew from a year stay in Haida Gwaii – an island located above Vancouver Island, Canada. As a First Nation Community called Haida, their history and culture are very interesting. Me along with the help of my two friends portrayed the civilization of Haida and Cherokee culture through writing a paper about the evolution of Haida communities and its colonization. This created interest and encouraged me towards studying anthropology.
As Anthropology is a complex science, I decided to have as much experience as possible before joining the theoretical course. It will help me practice the best ways to learn and develop my skills. And hence, my interest in exploring cultures and places attracted me to do internship in Nepal. Nepal as a developing country has a lot to offer in studying anthropology. Also, I have heard a lot about Nepal from my grandparents and uncles who visited Nepal many time.
I am actually writing this from Dangsingtar, a remote village of Ramechhap District, Nepal. Working with Bajra Samaj Nepal (BSN) (an organization working in the sector of women health, girl’s education and empowerment), I am trying to develop my skills along with supporting administrative work for the organization. During my stay here in the village, I will be doing several other activities like, developing case studies, manuals on women health, teaching English to students etc.
My goal during this stay is to make the most of it, through helping and learning culture and the way of life here in Dansingtar. I believe, my working experience with BSN will be very helpful for my further educational career as well. The diversity of the work here, the pure-disciplinary skills and the adaptation capacity needed will reinforce my knowledge and understanding about rural life and culture. Indeed, this type of experience is quite rare and not many people have had the chance to access it. I encourage other people to do volunteer / internship visiting developing countries in order to gain a practical lessons in life.
