Two months seems like an eternity in any other case. But the two months I’ve spent in Paris are perhaps the fastest two months in my entire life. I’ve experienced and learned an enormous amount of things in a small period of time. I still remember my very first day when I landed at the…
Category: International Internship Program
This Feels Like (Afro)Euro Summer
This summer was quite transformative for me. I know I already expressed this sentiment before, but there is no other adjective I can think of that truly encapsulates how I feel about my time overseas. Within three months, I studied in Senegal, worked in Ireland, saw the Eiffel Tower alit, and watched shows in London’s…
Adjö Sweden
I thought this experience would be about the obvious stuff. A whole new city, language, and company I had never heard of. What I realized is that what works here in the US is different than what works in Sweden. The first thing I got wrong was that it would be hard. I figured the…
Success vs Framgang
The thing that took me longest to understand about professional success in Sweden is not what people are trying to achieve. Its what they are trying to avoid looking at. At home, the ways to be successful employees are mostly additive, meaning you work more, you’re visible, you make sure the right people know what…
Communication Hurdles
Before I arrived in Sweden I read how they were very low context individuals, meaning communication is explicit and direct. People say what you mean and do not add a lot of filler. On paper that put Sweden and the US in roughly the same place, and I assumed it would be easier to adjust….
More Than an Internship: How Seoul Changed My Perspective
When I boarded the plane to South Korea, I hoped I was capable. When I came home, I knew I was. As I reflect on the past eight weeks, it is hard to put into words just how much this experience has meant to me. Thanks to the generosity of the Pitt Global Experiences Office…
Experience of a Lifetime
Recapping this trip almost seems impossible, but I can easily say it was one of the best experiences of my entire life. In terms of my internship, I had a vague understanding that I would be helping a renewable energy developer, but my internship included so much more than I thought it would. At Lucent,…
Under ljuset från Andromeda
This summer has been an absolute whirlwind! I feel like I just left for Sweden only a little while ago, and now classes start again in less than a month! For this final blog post, I’ll be talking about my growth and takeaways from my whole experience. I don’t think I could ever sum up…
Post Trip Reflection
I wanted to start out by thanking everyone who helped me make this experience happen. I couldn’t have done this without the support and trust of friends, family, advisors, and supervisors. I spent this summer interning with the company Green Little Heart. This is a sustainable marketplace that sells ethically sourced and sustainably produced goods…
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