Durham native Virginia Dillon embarks on journey to Nepal for internship

Rising junior Virginia Dillon is taking bold steps–her first solo global travels, acclimating to life in Nepal, and working as an intern for the U.N. World Food Programme. Read her initial reactions to life in the Katmandhu valley and her reflections on what ideal international aid looks like in her first entry to the 2013 internship journal. Virginia will be sending updated thoughts and photos throughout the summer.

If you’re having a hard time keeping up with all of the student travels and engagement throughout the summer, bookmark our student engagement journals hub for links to all of the past and current journals exploring ethical quandaries the world over.