Though I am writing this blog post on American soil, I already wish I was back in Belgrade, eating cevapi while overlooking the Sava river. It is hard to believe that my time in Belgrade has come to an end, yet I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity and experience I had.
My summer interning at CANVAS has been full of meaningful work and both personal and professional growth. I knew going in to the summer that I would be learning a lot about nonviolent social movements and the intricacies of activism and organizing, but I did not realize the extent to which working at CANVAS would impact how I view the concept of “people-power” and nonviolence. I came into the summer a believer in those principles, and I leave an advocate; CANVAS has truly shown me the power of these concepts, and how it takes just one person to ignite a revolution.
