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Host Employer’s Intern Review
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments[Dear Global Experiences:] Well, what can I say about Chris, he has been fantastic. The guys here [at our radio station in Dublin] are already saying, “What are we going to do when he’s gone?” He has fit in perfectly with everyone here and works... -
Leaving London & What I Take Away
Posted on May 6, 2012 | No CommentsEight weeks spent in one of the best city in the world. Let’s just take a second to thank our parents for giving us the opportunity to pay for this wonderful programme. I recalled reading about Global Experiences on the internet. It took me a... -
What to Pack!?
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsAs I prepare for my internship this summer one of my main concerns, as a fashion merchandising major, are the clothes, shoes and accessories I want to pack and the reality of the items I can actually pack. My host company — a prominent fashion... -
Lindsey in Paris
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsAwe Paris! City of Love. I have never seen a city so breath takingly beautiful as Paris. Honestly, I had high expectations for Paris, and I thought that the Eiffel Tower was going to be a bit cheesy. But nothing could have prepared me for... -
Il conto alla rovescia: The countdown begins
Posted on April 22, 2012 | No CommentsIt seems like just yesterday I decided to register for Global Experiences. After another summer of working in an accounting office and living at home, I had decided that a change was necessary. I had always wanted to live abroad, but was not looking forward... -
Letter to a Parent
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No Comments[Dear Concerned Parent:] I’m so, so happy you’re reaching out and asking these questions. Trust me, my mom was, of course, a little nervous when I threw out the idea that I wanted to work at an internship in Dublin for the summer so I... -
The Internship Begins…
Posted on April 15, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s been 3 weeks since I have updated, I was reminded at work of this, this week. I was sitting with my co-workers at the bar discussing my time here. I mentioned I had a blog describing my time here, and I was like oh…... -
59 Days, 47 Minutes, and 52.748 seconds
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsI leave for Sydney in two months… in fact, as I write this piece, the official countdown is: 59 days, 47 minutes, 52.748 seconds until my flight leaves the United States and my journey to the other side of the world begins. Upon deciding to... -
“Home” Away from Home
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsI am more than half way done with my time over here. It’s pretty crazy. I am loving my time here, I am really enjoying the culture. I can understand Italian more than I can speak it still, but I hope with my internship only... -
Spotlight Alum: Kelsey Bradbury
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsWhen/what/where was your internship? How was it? I worked for a start-up company in Dublin, Ireland. Because the company I worked for was still in the beginning stages, I was given a lot of responsibility, which was an aspect of the internship that I liked....