During our second trip to Bintan from 15th to 17th January, we got around to presenting our lessons to our peers and the staff of The Island Foundation, followed by the students of TIF. We had been preparing these lessons for months beforehand (which involved a prior trip to Bintan), and the time had finally […]

Working with TIF (The Island Foundation) through the course of our service trip to Bintan and developing a lesson plan for their usage has helped understand the socioeconomic status of Bintan and what communities over there are like, and has been unlike anything else I’ve done before. However, the lesson plan in particular has made […]

During our trip to Bintan, we interviewed village stakeholders, collected information and heard their perspectives, and then presented what we had gathered to our peers. Here is the link to my presentation. 1) What did you learn about “Living in Bintan” by interviewing different stakeholders using the different compass perspectives (Nature, Economy, Society and Well Being)? […]

In my opinion, my genetics have had more of say in influencing my gender than the environment around me. This is mainly because of my perspectives on gender, and its definition. I believe that sex and gender are heavily related and I would use them interchangeably in a conversation. Due to sex being defined by […]