Last Day Abroad!

Well, the day has come. It is officially my last day in London, and while I am sad to leave I am excited to go back home. This experience was definitely not what I had imagined – I mean this in a good way, though! I think many times when you imagine study abroad, you…

Visting Edinburgh – Robin Lis

Hey Everyone! It’s been a few weeks since I made my last post, but I am back again. There is officially 2 weeks left in the program, and while I am sad it’s coming to an end, I am excited to return to Pittsburgh. However, this past weekend I visited Edinburgh, Scotland! Scotland was absolutely…

Internship Update – Robin Lis

This Wednesday marks the half way point of the program here in London. Which is absolutely crazy, because it feels like I just arrived. However, I’ve now been here for almost 3 weeks and I’ll be wrapping up my second week of my internship soon. I work at a company called WorldWork, which is a…

Visiting Paris – Robin Lis

In honor of the Bank Holiday this Monday in the UK, my roommate and I decided to take a weekend trip to Paris. While I love London and have fallen in love with it, Paris took my breath away and the two days I spent there were absolutely unreal. We arrived late Friday night into…

The First Week in Review: London – Robin Lis

  Well, I’ve officially been in the UK for 7 days now. Here’s a glimpse at what I’ve been up to!  The first day I had about 30 minutes of sleep over 36 hours so we all stayed in Camden, which if you read my last post you’ll know is the neighborhood I am living…

First Days in London

Update: I’ve made it to London! I’ve been here for 3 days, and already I’ve begun to have an incredible time. I live in an area of London called Camden Town. Camden is about a 35 minute tube ride from CAPA (my university here) which is in Kennsington. While this may sound far, London is actually surprisingly…

GBI London – Meet Robin Lis!

Hi! My name is Robin Lis, and I will be studying abroad with the Global Business Institute in London for six weeks this summer. I am currently a junior Marketing student at the University of Pittsburgh enrolled in the College of Business Administration. I am also working to obtain a Public & Professional Writing Certificate along…

Meet the GBI Student Bloggers for Summer 2017!

Welcome to the Global Business Institute Study Abroad Program! GBI Blog Overview The Global Business Institute (GBI) is a comprehensive study abroad program that combines coursework and part-time internship experience at one of Pitt Businesses’ international campuses. Each GBI scholarship recipient participates in a program long blogging initiative to share their experiences with their friends,…