Travel Archive

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    Packing For Study Abroad by Bobbie Watson: Part 2

    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. Here is part 2 of her packing guide. Part 1 is here.   Things I Am Glad I Packed.. 1. Leggings and Tights –...

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    Top 5 Reasons to Travel to Florence, Italy

    5 Reasons to Travel to Florence, Italy, by Global Experiences Internship Consultant Chrissie Dailey.   1. Location - Florence is nestled in the heart of Tuscany, surrounded by beautiful wine country.  You can easily do a day trip or spend a nice weekend in Rome (1.5 hours),...

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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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    Bienvenue a Paris! By Juliann Brown

    Paris intern Juliann Brown from the Illinois Institute of Art Schaumberg shares her first few days living in the City of Lights!  Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Bonsoir mes amies! I have been living in Paris now for exactly 3 days and let me tell you! It’s...

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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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    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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    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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    Like Alice in Wonderland

    I never actually wanted to go to New York. I always thought I was such a European girl and that US is so far away from my dreams, interests, habits… my family, my friends…everything that makes me who I am. I thought NYC was too...

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