Global experiences Archive

  • Person Holding Hire Me Sign in Crowd

    Host Employer’s Intern Review

    [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...

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  • Nursyazwana Anwar - In Amsterdam (crop)

    Leaving London & What I Take Away

    Eight 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...

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  • IMG_0251

    What to Pack!?

    As 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...

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  • Lindsey Messmore - In Paris

    Lindsey in Paris

    Awe 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...

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  • Ferrara, Italy

    Il conto alla rovescia: The countdown begins

    It 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...

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  • Letter to Parent

    Letter to a Parent

    [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...

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  • Seamstress

    The Internship Begins…

    It’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…...

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  • Rosalind Thiel - Print Dress (crop)

    59 Days, 47 Minutes, and 52.748 seconds

    I 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...

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  • Chianti Group Spring 2012

    “Home” Away from Home

    I 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...

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  • Enrollment Desk – Piccell Phone

    Protected: Enrollment Desk – Piccell Phone

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