Category Archives: Internship

The UN Security Council and Holocaust Memorial

By daz | Published: February 10, 2010
The UN Security Council I visited the UN Security Council about two weeks ago. Here is an article I wrote on the experience for the intern newsletter. One of the perks of being an UN intern is the ability to waltz into open Security Council meetings. While attempting to inconspicuously dance your way past security might raise [...]
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Scanning the Scene in the City Tonight….

By daz | Published: February 2, 2010
I’ve been here now a bit over two weeks and thus far it has been a bit of a blast. My fellow interns are generally a fairly sociable bunch so I have been kept occupied by late night trips to the lower east side, karaoke in the Upper East Side and various jaunts around midtown [...]
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Attending the Daily Show

By daz | Published: January 29, 2010
Jon Stewart. Scourge of the Republican Party. Hero to pretty much everyone else. He’s a nice guy really. Anyhow, he films his popular ‘Daily Show‘ in New York City and myself and my two interning buddies, Lisa and Ben, got the opportunity to go along to a filming. Tickets are notoriously hard to come by and [...]
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Gooner Unleashed In New York

By daz | Published: January 18, 2010
I know, I know. Posting the minutiae of my daily life can get a little bit tedious, but this is my blog and I can do whatever the hell I want, OK? Most know that I’m fairly obsessive about Arsenal football club. If Arsenal lose, that immediately ruins my day. I try and watch as many [...]
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Winter in New York

By daz | Published: January 17, 2010
Today, I went to look at some accommodation. I also visited Times Square and the International Center of Photography. Tweet This Post
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NYC: Day One.

By daz | Published: January 15, 2010
The League of Nations United Nations Building Good afternoon. A quick blog to let you know that I am alive, despite what was a hellish commute to New York City. By the time I emerged from JFK airport, I resembled Homer Simpson when he runs the Springfield marathon in that episode way back years ago. Big [...]
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