Museum & Historical Preservation Internship in New Zealand

as an introvert who literally only likes museums and history, I am kinda stressed about being abroad and having to deal with a lot of people. but I am happy that my cointerns are great to hang out with and very considerate. on my internship, i saw the "real world" in museums, the background work, the research stresses, the people behind the presentations, the efforts to make everything aesthetically pleasing. super excited for the next batch of interns!

Shoutout to Miss Sharon! My IGS mentor in Manila, for the museum internship. She guided me all throughout my internship in the Philippines' National Museum and even toured me in the famous places there like the Rizal Park, Intramuros, Fort Santiago, and the Ocean Park!! The accommodation I got was very near the workplace and also near the city hall so I feel safe. Filipino people are nice and very welcoming to foreigners. I am blessed to have a mentor like Miss Sharon who even volunteered to give me a letter of recommendation! Hoping to be a curator like her, too.

Paris was a long shot. I didn't know I could qualify for an internship in one of the most romantic and historically-rich cities in the world. I was thrilled that the Institute for Global Studies gave me an opportunity to fulfill my dreams! As a museum intern, we are given orientations and are trusted to talk to some museum-goers to discuss with them some pieces of art there. I was also given some research work for papers and captions for their campaigns. Learned a lot!