Hi, I am Luise and I study Anthropology at the University of Bristol. I have just started my third year after a fantastic summer. Over the last months I had the exciting opportunity to work with two lecturers in my department on a research project on harmful cultural practices and NGO-researcher collaboration. During this internship I conducted a literature review and was able to be part of a conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the whole time I worked in close cooperation and with the help of two of my lecturers, who are leading in their field. I am really grateful for all the valuable insights I gained into their world of research, development policy and practice, and the unforgettable experience I had by visiting Ethiopia. I would probably not have had the idea or chance to visit the country any time so soon. Addis Ababa overwhelmed me with its great charm, breath-taking pace of change and its incredibly rich and diverse cultural heritage. This experience definitely just reaffirmed my wish to continue my career path in Anthropology. I see a great potential for the subject in addressing our present as well as future day issues in an ever transforming populations and social worlds.
Luise 
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