Hi everyone, This is my last blog post. Well everyone told me it would, but six weeks truly does fly by. I will miss the accessibility and close proximity to fun places in London. Being home makes me realize how easy it was to take a stroll or hop on the tube to go downtown….
Tag: Alexandra Shanahan
GBI London Summer 2017 Student
Lexi in London: Trunkaroo
Hi everyone! Over these past six weeks I have gotten the privilege to intern at a startup company called Trunkaroo. Trunkaroo designs hands-on projects for children from ages three to eight and delivers them through a monthly subscription. I am a very passionate and hard worker, and I love children. Therefore, when I realized I had…
Lexi in London: Just Kidding — PARIS
Bonjour! I fell in love with Paris. The city is beautiful. Although the main language is French, many of the people were bilingual, which was very helpful. However, I loved hearing the language, it flew so nicely off of their tongues. On Friday we took an international train to Paris. When we got there we…
Lexi in London: Venturing Outside London
Hello again! A few weekends ago, my friends and I traveled to see Stonehenge and the Roman Baths. I am not sure about anyone else, but I thought the stones were about 30 or 40 feet tall, so I was very surprised when I saw them and realized they were only about 12-15 feet in…
Lexi in London: Touristy Excursions
Hey hey hey! The first weekend that we were here we went on a bus tour and two walking tours. Up until this point, I did not fully feel like I was in London because I had not seen the touristy sights to see. During that weekend we saw: Surroundings of Camden Camden Market Saint…
Lexi in London: Surroundings and Impressions
Hey everyone! So we are two weeks in and London is AMAZING. I am living in Camden which has so many fun places to go. We have gone to the Camden Market several times to get food and to shop. Camden is known for its punk and gothic culture, which is seen through the people, music,…
Lexi in London
Hello everyone! My name is Lexi Shanahan and I will be a junior this upcoming fall. I currently attend the University of Pittsburgh in the College of Business Administration and I am a Marketing major with a certificate in Digital Media. I am from West Chester, Pennsylvania. This summer I am spending six weeks…
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,…

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