I’d say that one of the only downsides to this job is learning about all the awesome opportunities out there that I am no longer eligible for. For instance: Princeton in Africa (PiAf), which offers yearlong fellowship opportunities with a variety of organizations that work across the African continent. PiAf Fellows work in service-oriented positions in many different fields, including humanitarian aid, public health, conservation, and education. The more I checked in to this fellowship to write about it the more I wanted to apply. I ran into this inspiring blog, Beyond the Gate, featuring first-person perspectives from recent alums in a variety of fields. Everything — from grad school to entry-level corporate jobs to fellowships — is fair game. The most recent post comes from Nahal Zebarjadi ’07, a Princeton in Africa fellow who spent the last year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo working for the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian relief agency.
Not a blog reader? Then check out their YouTube channel and watch for yourself:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KibTmGz4i6o
I’ve got to stop looking into this now or else I may just apply myself! Applications are due Monday, November 21, 2011!
For more information, visit www.princetoninafrica.org, call 609.258.7215, or email piaf@princeton.edu.