Travel abroad Archive

  • globalexperiences

    International Internships: Taking you across the world

      As a student, you probably have grand plans to take a couple of months off at the end of the year, to travel across the globe experiencing the world, maybe do a spot of work and generally have a great time. You wouldn’t be the first...

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    Packing For Study Abroad by Bobbie Watson

    This blog is copied with permission from When in Florence. For the original, click here. Bobbie is a Global Experiences Spring participant living and interning in Florence, Italy. Check back soon for Part 2! So you’ve decided you want to study abroad. Congratulations! But as moving day approaches,...

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    6 Reasons to Intern in Barcelona this Summer!

    Program Consultant Kevin Pickett gives you his two cents on one of his favorite places in the world.   Location: The city of Barcelona is located in the northeastern region of Spain known as Catalonia. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea, summertime in Barcelona is a particularly...

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  • CJSydney

    CJ in Sydney

     Dartmouth University student CJ Hughes had a business internship at a boutique hotel chain in Sydney this fall. This post is unedited, and direct from the intern.   For starters: Living in the housing, a really nice student hostel in Kings Cross is simply awesome....

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    From Saudi Arabia to Firenze

    Rawan, 22, from Saudi Arabia is currently interning abroad with the Global Experiences Florence program. What have you been doing at your internship? My internship is in interior design, working at an architectural studio. I was given two tasks: the first was making 3D digital...

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  • Nancy Barcelona

    Pitch Perfect

    Soccer, or futbol, is a religion in Barcelona.  Location Rep Nancy shares what it’s like to attend a match in this Mecca of sport. The man wore a dark blazer and a white button down shirt.  His silver hair paired nicely with his dark rimmed...

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    Outside my Comfort Zone in Sydney

    Katie Lenger is a student at Truman State University interning in public relations in Sydney this fall. I am in my last month of my Global Experiences internship in Sydney, Australia. I have had a great time exploring the city and learning heaps about public relations....

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    My 1st Rodeo as a Location Coordinator

    GE Paris Location Coordinator Carolyn gives us her two cents about her current students, and the opportunities of travel and being a part of the GE family.   A man is but the product of his thought, what he thinks, he becomes. –Mahatma Gandhi I...

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  • VinceFlorence

    Vince’s Italian Culinary Adventure

    Culinary student Vince is interning in Florence this fall. What’s it like? What impact has it had?    My global experience here in Florence has been absolutely extraordinary. It is truly a beautiful city filled with so much culture and history. I have been here...

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    London Was Calling…And I Answered

    Intern Jennifer Goswami and her sister Jessica are both experiencing all that London has to offer this fall. Check out her adventure: London was calling…and I answered. About a year ago, I found myself in a bit of an internal struggle that always led me...

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