I’ve been back in the US for a week and a half now and while I have mixed feelings about returning to the northern hemisphere, I’m glad to be back. The seven weeks of academic programming was a perfect length of time to experience Australia and the extra week afterward, spent in the surrounds and…

As one might expect adjusting to a new living space has come with some challenges. Especially since living in Sydney is a lot different from the US and housing expectations vary from what I’m used to. Where we stay – BreakFree on George – has double rooms that are a bit smaller than what I’m…

Sitting on the porch watching the sunset at my lodging in Cairns reminiscing on a weekend full of adventures at the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree, it started to hit me just how much of a dream this trip has been so far and how lucky I am to be here. My internship supervisor…

I’m now halfway through my time in Australia. Having an internship has proven to be quite time consuming so I haven’t had a lot of time to travel outside New South Wales, the state Sydney is located in. I’m not too disappointed about that though since there are a lot of beautiful national parks and…

Hey everyone! My name is Asa Pehlert! For the next two months, I’ll be blogging about my experiences in Sydney where I will be part of the six week Global Business Institute program through Pitt Business. Hailing from “outside Philly,” I’m currently a sophomore at Pitt where I study Finance and Supply Chain Management. Since…