Going into this internship I assumed the skills I would gain would be mostly technical and that I would finish with a list of tools I could use and software I understood. That did happen, but the things I’ve noticed developing most aren’t just that. The most useful ones have come from the overlap between…
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Leaving Stockholm With a New Perspective
The past eight weeks I spent in Stockholm have been some of the most meaningful weeks of my college experience. When I first arrived in Sweden, I was excited to begin my internship and learn what living in a new country would be like. I knew this experience would be a step outside my comfort…
Adjö Sweden
I thought this experience would be about the obvious stuff. A whole new city, language, and company I had never heard of. What I realized is that what works here in the US is different than what works in Sweden. The first thing I got wrong was that it would be hard. I figured the…
Success vs Framgang
The thing that took me longest to understand about professional success in Sweden is not what people are trying to achieve. Its what they are trying to avoid looking at. At home, the ways to be successful employees are mostly additive, meaning you work more, you’re visible, you make sure the right people know what…
Communication Hurdles
Before I arrived in Sweden I read how they were very low context individuals, meaning communication is explicit and direct. People say what you mean and do not add a lot of filler. On paper that put Sweden and the US in roughly the same place, and I assumed it would be easier to adjust….
Under ljuset från Andromeda
This summer has been an absolute whirlwind! I feel like I just left for Sweden only a little while ago, and now classes start again in less than a month! For this final blog post, I’ll be talking about my growth and takeaways from my whole experience. I don’t think I could ever sum up…
Post Trip Reflection
I wanted to start out by thanking everyone who helped me make this experience happen. I couldn’t have done this without the support and trust of friends, family, advisors, and supervisors. I spent this summer interning with the company Green Little Heart. This is a sustainable marketplace that sells ethically sourced and sustainably produced goods…
What Two Months in Stockholm Has Taught Me
This summer, I had the opportunity to spend two months in Stockholm, Sweden to participate in the International Internship Program through the University of Pittsburgh. Throughout the course of this summer, I was a Finance & Data Intern for MyTelescope which is a small tech company based out of Stockholm. MyTelescope has created an artificial…
Post-Trip
As I reflect on my time in Sweden, it is hard to believe how much I experienced and learned in such a short period. When I first arrived, I was excited but also a little nervous about living and working in a new country. I knew this experience would challenge me academically and professionally, but…
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