This week marks the third week of classes and my fourth week in Milan! While at first the experience is hectic with exploring the city, trying to understand the metro system, and finding classrooms on time, I feel like I have finally set into a routine of sorts. My neighborhood is wonderful; it has a…
Category: College of Business Administration
Acton, Advertising, and Accessibility: Life as Student at GBI: London
I am officially one month in to my semester abroad here in London, and I’m finally starting to settle into somewhat of a routine. For the GBI: London program, we live in a student accommodation located in North Acton, which is a short tube ride from Central London, which has sparked my new-found love for…
Belfast Diaries: First Week Done!
It’s been two weeks here in Belfast and one week of taking classes at Queen’s University Belfast. As the days go by so quickly, I am happy to say that I am slowly finding a routine and community in this new place. We are surrounded by small neighborhoods, and I have really enjoyed walking around…
Courses, Coffee, and Commute, Oh My
I have been in Marseille for a little over a month now. My neighborhood is a pretty busy area. Right around the corner, there is a Normal, which I find very convenient. It has pretty much any random item that you might need on the fly. There are cleaning supplies, a beauty section, and some…
Week Four of Firenze!⚜️
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…
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…
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…

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