This past week marks my fourth week in Ireland. The perfect time for a visitor from home! My friend Sophia had just finished another Pitt abroad program in Amsterdam, and decided to come visit me before heading home. Our weekend was packed. We went hiking in Wicklow and Howth, cliff jumped in Dun Laoghaire, visited…
“Bonjour, hi! Anglais, français? English, french?”
Working at my museum has made me feel somewhat like a Canadian, as establishments in the French Canadian region always greet visitors with “bonjour, hi!” in order to cater to both French and English speakers. As our museum tends to have more English-speaker tourists as visitors (excluding school field trips), I too have learned to…
Managing Life in Seoul
At first, the idea of living and working in an entirely new city with a completely different culture overwhelmed me. South Korea’s fast-paced startup environment is one that totally differs from what I’m used to back home. Additionally, with this being my first real internship experience, I was anxious about what the structure would be…
Week 3: I Live Here Now
Small things have grounded me this week. A nice New Yorker I met at Forty Foot. The videos my mom sends of my cat’s shenanigans. My boss buying me soup. Finding a coffee shop with a plethora of donated books that anyone can take for free. Currently listening to a student at the campus laundromat…
Ocean Man, the Crust of a Tan Man Imbibed by the Sand
The parts of Australia that I identify the most with culture wise are waking up early, almost everyone here starts their day rather early and unlike in the US I have been enjoying that aspect. I find that in Sydney specifically the culture is very mixed, where I work and where my classes are at…
Korea Corporate Maxing
WEEK 2! I cannot believe I’ve already crossed the two‑week mark at this internship. Time is flying by so quickly, and I feel like I’ve already learned so much in such a short span of time. Even though I’ve mainly been doing research for my company so far, I can genuinely say that all the…
Week 5: From Tourist to Temporary Local 🫣
As I finish my fifth week in Berlin, it is hard to believe that I am already halfway through my internship experience. This week was a great balance between work and enjoying the city. After spending last weekend traveling in Greece, it felt nice to settle back into life in Berlin and have what felt…
Developing Intercultural Skills Through Non-Profit Work
Throughout my time at Fondation Scelles, I have been working with the sensitive issues of prostitution and sex buying, which often involve various forms of exploitation and violations of human rights. Given this topic of research and my role in the organization, it is important to have a sense of empathy and attentiveness, especially when…
First Week Jitters
For my internship, I am working in the healthcare technology and medical research industry. More specifically, I am interning at the Medical Imaging Informatics Laboratory (MediSC) within Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The lab focuses on combining healthcare with technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR), including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR),…
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