Starting Off

I have started this blog off to facilitate our reflections, discussions, lectures and assignments for the Mayor's Internship Programme at the CDC. I thought this would also save my having to repeat the various things I have shared with past interns as well as to build on the lessons, thoughts of past internships as well.

I would like all the interns to start up a blog for the internship as well. In our past experience, we think it is really fruitful for interns to maintain a weekly journal to reflect upon their various experiences at the CDC. I will get all the interns to link their blogs here as well, once they have it up.

I will also be giving weekly assignments especially to the lectures that we will be having throughout the year. This will also give me an opportunity to supplement various things that we have discussed during our weekly sessions. I would also hope that the blogs will also carry on the various discussions that we have along the way.

I may also invite certain guests to contribute to this blog, so as to make it a bit more interesting. Tell me if there are certain people that you would like to hear from and I can try to arrange this as well.

Please feel free to use the blogs to provide suggestions as to how the internships can be improved.