We’re already on week four; it’s definitely going even quicker than I ever anticipated! So far, my neighborhood and living situation have been pretty ideal. I live on Via Degli Artisti, which is about a mile from classes and about 25 minutes from the city center of Firenze. We have tried to venture around our…
Settling Into London: Classes, Culture, and Everything In Between
Hi everyone! These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of traveling, guided learning, and tons of exploring! For Global Business Institute: London, we get to live in Acton, which is just a 30-minute tube ride to Central London! Something that I love about Acton is that there is literally everything here within a 15-minute…
Appalachian Bridges Intro – Leena Patel
Hello! My name is Leena, and I am a senior student at Pitt Business studying marketing with a digital media certificate and global distinction. This is my last semester at Pitt, and my fourth global experience program, and I’m excited to be wrapping up my time with a meaningful consulting project like this one as…
1st Week in Sydney
Hi everyone! My name is Max Cowie. I’m a finance major hoping to work in healthcare operations/finance. This semester, I’m studying abroad through the CEA CAPA program at their Sydney site, taking classes and building professional experience in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic cities. I chose Sydney because it offered the…
ACRI Project Introduction
Hi! My name is Adi Mitchell, and I am a junior majoring in Marketing and Supply Chain Management with certificates in Sustainability and Public and Professional Writing. Outside of my coursework, I am a Stamps Scholar, first-year business class teaching assistant, intern for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, social coordinator for Girls Inc., and…
Benvenuti a Firenze!
My name is Claire Dziedzic, and I’m from Rochester, New York. I am a junior at Pitt Business studying Global Management, and I’m currently pursuing the 3+3 program with Pitt Law, where I plan to attend law school after graduating this spring. Back at Pitt I am involved as a member in Women in Law,…
Casting Over to London
Hello, I’m Aiyana Smith. I’m currently studying business, majoring in Global Management and International Business. I’m really interested in traveling abroad, if you couldn’t already tell, and I hope to eventually pursue a career that reflects that interest. Although I’m not a finance major, I’ve recently become very interested in stocks and investing, and it…
Hi London!
Hi everyone! My name is Mehak Kotru, and I’m a Psychology major with a Business minor on the pre-med track at the University of Pittsburgh. I plan to attend medical school and pursue a career in healthcare, but I’m also really interested in understanding the business side of medicine. In the future, I could see…
Ciao Flo
Ciao! My name is Angelina Papagni and I am from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania which is about five hours east of Pittsburgh. I am a senior studying finance at Pitt and I also have a Certificate in Leadership and Ethics. Academic wise I am interested in accounting, finance and real estate and have completed an internship in…

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