Chris completed an internship in a law firm in Sydney, Australia in the summer of 2012. Below is a letter that he wrote to Global Experiences about his international internship experience. Chris is currently continuing to pursue his law degree at Hofstra University: School of Law.
Karina, a Brisbane native, is doing an internship in Public Relations this fall in New York City for a PR and communications agency. Below is a post titled 'The Diary of a PR Intern' from her personal blog.
Juliet is in Florence, Italy interning for a English-speaking newspaper this fall. Below is a post about her day trip with the other interns from Global Experiences to Cinque Terre. Keep checking in for more posts from Juliet, or follow her blog here.
Rich Grant, higher education professional and career advisor, wrote a post on his blog about simple steps for college students to take to begin planning for future careers.
Many of our program participants just started their internships in a new country or city. They will get to experience all the novel thrills of traveling like tasting local cuisines and passing by historic castles on their daily commutes. Everyone here at Global Experiences has lived or worked overseas and understands that travel is an enriching and life-changing experience, but it can also be challenging. That frustration often stems from culture shock, but being able to identify the symptoms can help you ease the discomfort and anxiety of living in a new place.
Here at Global Experiences, we're incredibly excited about our recent partnership with charity: water for the month of September. charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. All of our program application fees in September will go directly to their September campaign to provide a better future to the rural area of Orissa, India.
LinkedIn for college students is a must-have for those who want to get ahead of the competition when it comes time to job hunt after graduation. Building a professional network is essential. A large number of professionals, businesses, colleagues, classmates and family use this social platform. In fact 90 out of the Fortune 100 companies say they use LinkedIn for future hires.
So, you're ready to take that leap of faith and leave the comfort of your day-to-day routine for an internship abroad. Although you're confident in your abilities to tackle responsibility, jet lag and a little culture shock, it's not uncommon for your parents to have their reservations about sending their child overseas where you're not necessarily a text message away. Parents and studying abroad can a sticky combination
There are way more than six reasons to live in Barcelona - but this will get you started:
