If you don’t know what crowdfunding is or how it works, don’t feel bad. I am interning at an equity crowdfunding platform, and before I started I wasn’t exactly sure how it worked, either. However, now that I’ve spent almost three weeks here I have learned a lot and am here to enlighten you. Welcome…
Tag: Stephanie Spirk
IIP Madrid 2017 Student Blogger, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) Spring 2018 Student Blogger
Castellano: the Spanish language
My high school only had two language options: Spanish and German. I have always been interested in the hispanic culture, not to mention I was an avid “Dora the Explorer” watcher as a child, so naturally I chose to take Spanish (however, now I learn both languages). I took Spanish for four years in high…
My First Week at Socios Inversores
Socios Inversores is an equity crowdfunding platform in Spain that has been around for a little over six years now. Before I researched this company, I honestly had no idea what it was or even exactly how crowdfunding worked. Therefore I wasn’t really sure what to expect in my internship or how to prepare for…
Summer in España
¡Hola! My name is Steph Spirk and this summer I’ll be spending about three months here in Madrid, Spain. I’m so excited to be here and to share my journey traveling, working, exploring, and just taking in the culture. My time here so far has been awesome, but before I left the U.S. I was…
Meet the IIP Student Bloggers for Summer 2017!
Welcome to the International Internship Study Abroad Program! IIP Blog Overview The International Internship Program (IIP) is a unique study abroad opportunity that allows driven students to partake in a full-time, summer-long internship in one of six countries across the globe. Each IIP student participates in a program long blogging initiative to share their experiences with their…

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