My internship supervisor, Pierre Cazenave, offered his generous availability and support throughout the internship to ensure that I not only understood but also enjoyed the tasks at hand. It was a real pleasure and honour to be supervised by Pierre, who always greeted us in the office with kindness and made sure that we felt integrated and valued within the team. Daily Life Walking to the office in the morning was a highlight of daily life in Budapest. Terre des hommes offices are located at the top of a building in Buda with a breath-taking view of the Hungarian Parliament. Living in a lively district of Pest and crossing the Danube in the morning and evening to get to and from work was a pleasurable routine. Life inside and outside of work was enjoyable and enriching, and we were very much encouraged to take time to discover the city. On the weekends and in the evenings, together with a fellow classmate and intern, we discovered the different districts and atmospheres that Budapest has to offer. In addition, we were kindly invited to office social events through which we had the opportunity to meet colleagues from other Terre des hommes programmes. Lasting Impressions I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with Terre des hommes Children and Youth in Migration Programme in Budapest. I am extremely grateful to my supervisor Pierre Cazenave, to Terre des hommes, to the Oxford Internship Office and to Santander for making this opportunity possible. Pierre’s style of leadership offered interns independence and responsibility, and I felt that the work I was invited to produce was important for the organisation and could make a difference. I also gained new skills pertaining to project proposal writing that will without doubt prove useful for a career in the fields of migration and child protection. Moreover, conducting the interviews regarding a mechanism for internal cooperation exposed me to the work and visions of a diversity of Terre des hommes staff operating in different countries and contexts. This internship confirmed my career ambitions and offered me invaluable insight into how an organisation of the size and international outlook of Terre des hommes functions.
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