Coming Back to the States

I have been back in the states for a while now and I am still missing the accents and the meat pies and thinking about when the next time i will be able to go back to the city i called home for four months. I am glad to be back in a familiar place…

Classes Abroad

Being in London for as long as I have been, I can see myself being able to live here and work here in the future. Four months in London will be long enough for my first time living and working here. At the point that i am now, I have finally gotten over homesickness and…

Becoming a Londoner

Commuting to and from work and school has become so familiar, I know exactly where i’m going without a second thought. I even see the same people on the streets and the tube making my way through the vast city. I prefer walking to taking the tube or the bus most days, so I can…

My Weekend in Paris

At one point all of my friends had family members visiting, except me. So I called my mom and told her I would be all alone and she suggested she come for a long weekend and we could go to Paris together. I was really excited to see my mom and go to Paris with…

London Living

Living in London has been eye opening, there are so many different areas with different types of apartment buildings I don’t think i can pinpoint a specific place I would want to live. It also depends on how much money I have at the time. If I have the money I have now I think…

Spring Break

I recently just traveled to Athens, Santorini, Rome, and Barcelona for a 10 day spring break. It seems like a lot to travel in just a short amount of time, but I would say it was worth it. It was difficult to plan such a big trip with 5 other people. Everyone had their own…

Finding My Way Around London

I have been living in London for almost a month now, but it feels a lot longer than that. I did not think I would be this acclimated to London in the short amount of time that I have been here so fast. Getting around the area of the borough that I live in, which…

First Weeks In Londontown

Being in London has reminded me a little of the States with similarities of the language and business culture. I have had the opportunity to interview for an internship at two completely different companies, because the first company decided it wasn’t the best fit for a student. I thought it was unfortunate at first, but…

Introducing Me: London

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Annaliese Osimani and I am a junior at the University of Pittsburgh and I will be participating in the Global Institute in London. I am originally from Chicago, but grew up in a small town in Virginia and now my parents live in Savannah, so I…