Hola todos! Five weeks into this internship, and I have officially hit the point where I stopped counting the days and started actually noticing how much I have changed since I got here. This week’s prompt asks me to reflect on the skills I am building, both the soft kind and the hard kind, and…
Tag: IIP Madrid
Yinzer to Yapper
During my time in Madrid, I have developed several transferable skills, particularly in the area of communication and social interaction, that I never anticipated would become such an important part of my experience. Before arriving in Spain, I was accustomed to keeping interactions with strangers relatively brief. In Pittsburgh, it is common for people to…
Creativity and Competencies in Madrid
Hola! I have been having a wonderful time exploring Spain. This weekend my friends and I went to Málaga, where we rented a boat and swam in the Mediterranean Sea. I’ve been doing so much sightseeing, working and exploring, and while I’ve loved being active it was very nice to have an experience that was…
Slowing Down is Harder Than It Seems
After traveling to another city literally every weekend (and even another country during the week), I finally decided to stay put this past weekend. While many of my peers went to Sevilla, my new friend Ashley and I stayed back to enjoy what the outdoors of Madrid has to offer. We went hiking at La…
When in Spain, Follow Along
Hola todos! Four weeks in, and I think it is finally time to have an honest conversation about culture shock. Not the dramatic kind you see in movies, where someone lands in a foreign country and immediately melts down over not being able to find a cheeseburger. The quieter kind, where little things accumulate over…
Beso or Fist-Bump?
Madrid is not as different from Pittsburgh as I initially expected. Before arriving, I imagined that living in Spain would feel completely unfamiliar, but in many ways, Madrid reminds me of home, just on a much larger scale. Both cities are diverse and full of people from different backgrounds, and both offer countless things to…
Week 3: Settling In (sorta)
¡Hola! Time has been flying by here in Madrid (as it often does when you’re having fun), and I can’t believe it’s getting close to halfway through the program. This past week I had a friend from Pitt and my parents visit me, which made me realize how settled I’d become; I actually had recommendations…
Learning as I go! And el Mundial en Madrid!
Hola todos! Three weeks in, and if there is one thing this internship has taught me above everything else, it is that the professional world operates on a very different kind of confidence than the one you build in school. In a classroom, the problems are designed to be solved. The professor knows the answer,…
Mercadona for Lunch?
During my internship, each assignment is unique. Every individual who contacts the company has different needs, whether they are looking for a specific program or have distinct goals in mind. I must consider these varying requirements whenever I work, as each person requires a different approach. This aspect of the job makes complete training challenging,…
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