Hello! This is my last blog post from the International Internship Berlin Program, and I must say it is really sad to have to leave Berlin. It is a delightful and unique city, with so much to do and see, and I can only hope to back at some point. I can easily say I…
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Beauty and Bathing in Budapest (and Stockholm)
My fifth week began like most other weeks. I work from home three out of five days of the week, so I used my flexible schedule to expand my European wardrobe. As I expected, I’ve found the overall fashion in Sweden to be quite different than America’s. The stereotype that Europeans dress much nicer than…
My Vision of Success
Some experiences change you, and I have a feeling I’ll be telling this story for the rest of my life. It is genuinely insane, and I’m not even sure how to feel about the whole thing. Just last week it felt like I was unpacking all of my things and meeting my roommates for the…
Adapting into Swedish Culture
Before I started, I assumed the cultural side of working in Sweden would be the difficult part, and that the work itself would be the straightforward part. What I’ve found is almost the complete opposite. The parts I expected to struggle with turned out to suit me, and the part I assumed would be simpled…
K-pop Concert and Communication
I seriously cannot believe this is my last blog I will write in Korea before heading home. It feels like I just got to Seoul, and now I’m counting down the last few days before I leave on Thursday. This weekend was definitely one for the books and the perfect way to wrap up my…
Communicating in Korea
Even after being in Korea for almost two months, I found that the biggest challenge in the workplace is the language barrier. Unfortunately, I have only learned a few words of Korean, and definitely not enough to use in any work related context. I have been reliant on my english speaking coworkers and Google translate…
Swedish Cultural Competencies
The final week of life in Sweden has been truly bittersweet. For my last weekend in Sweden, my roommate and I took a trip to Amsterdam. This was the second country we went to during the internship, and it was honestly my favorite. It was completely different from Sweden and much more crowded this time…
A Farewell to the Czech Workplace
For my last week at EARCH, they sent me on a trip to a museum exhibition opening. It ended up being a long time on a train, but it was cool to visit the small town of Humpolec, Czechia. Having to cover an exhibition like that felt more natural than most of the things I’ve…
Week 7 – Communication and familiarity.
I may have boasted about my new ability to complete work without too much feedback… but I have noticed myself running into the same problem when working remotely. For the last week or so, my supervisor and I have switched to fully remote work, since we did a form of “goodbye” shift when my coworker…
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