During my time in Florence between my classes and my internship, I’ve been able to expand my soft and hard skills. One skill that I would like to highlight is the enrichment of my time management skills. Since I’ve been in Florence, I’ve needed to budget my time a lot more. Between balancing my courseload…
Tag: Fall 2024
Developing New Skills Abroad
I have developed a lot of new skills during my time abroad, a lot being learned from my internship as a marketing intern. Working in a fast-paced industry scene, I have developed better adaptability, communication, and multitasking skills. There have been times where I have been in unpredictable situations, for example, being on a shoot…
Growing in Florence
Throughout this experience of moving to another country and living abroad, I have learned many transferable or “soft” skills. In interacting with other people, I have learned that things in one culture that may be thought to be rude, are normal or accepted in other cultures, and because of that you can’t take anything too…
Thriving in Firenze
Hi everyone! We have already surpassed the halfway mark; time flies by when you’re having fun! We CEA CAPA Florence students are on our week-long fall break, which has allowed me to reflect on my experience so far. The skills and experiences I have gained inside and outside the classroom and during my internship are invaluable….
Skills of Success: Competency & Development Interning Abroad
Hi Everyone! Glad to be back from my week of travel! I’m excited to fill everyone in on how my internship has grown both my soft and hard skills in a dynamic environment in the context of a global workspace. First, the soft skills. I feel like learning these kinds of skills in any environment,…
Bella in Italy Chronicles: We’re Halfway There
Ciao tutti! Welcome back to another Bella and Italy Chronicles blog post! I can officially say that we are at the halfway mark of my study abroad experience, and I am extremely sad to be at this point. The skills I’ve learned here and the people I’ve met have made this journey unforgettable, and I’m…
Adapting to Firenze!
I am shocked to be almost hitting the halfway point in my abroad journey! I am still on such a high here just as much as I was the first week. So far abroad has been one of the most challenging and exciting experiences I have dealt with. With all the enjoyment that is paired…
Adapting to Florence
One thing about Italy that has been hard to adapt to is the difference in shopping stores and what stores sell what. When we first got here, we wanted to find a target-like store to be able to find little things for our apartment, but we soon realized that there wasn’t really any places that…
Adjusting to Abroad Life
We have now been in Italy for about a month and half and I have really started to settle in to things here. There are many parts of being here that I find super exciting or familiar while other things are a little more challenging. Adjusting to the difference in class schedule here has been…
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