I can’t believe I am writing my last blog from Madrid! Even though everyone in my program is in complete denial that we are leaving this week, I’d like to give you a list of a few things I’ll miss most about this beautiful, bustling city. This program has given me real life work experience…

As I have mentioned in my previous blogs, I am a part of a team of researchers and analysts who are helped conduct an AGENCY SCOPE study in the South Africa market. This study researches how clients feel about their current agencies and other agencies in the market. Also, we interview agency professionals about how…

When people travel to many European countries, they see a variety of churches and religious sites that are usually centered on Christianity. In Spain, you have the opportunity to see churches, synagogues, and mosques. Last weekend, I traveled to Granada in the south of Spain to see the amazing Alhambra, an ancient city (originally al-Qal’a al-hamra,…

Some of you may be asking: So what’s it like to be an American abroad? Or you just want to see pretty pictures from my travels. Before our departure, we were told that many students abroad can feel like the unofficial ambassador from the U.S. (Adding to my list of internships). Some of these conversations…

Last weekend, I traveled to the beautiful and very green Ireland to visit my roommate from Pitt, Emily and my friend Phoebe. It was my first time really traveling on the plane alone. When I go to Colombia, I always have my family with me. Luckily, when I traveled to Madrid, I had many students…

Last weekend I stayed in Madrid for some more fun explorations of my new city. Since the weather was nice, I wanted to get outside as much as possible. On Saturday, my friend Angie and I went to the Book Fair in el Parque del Buen Retiro after a going to an amazing Colombian restaurant…

For this week’s blog, I would like to talk a little about my internship site and my workplace culture. I promise that I am not frolicking in Retiro or eating churros and tortilla española all day! One of my goals for this internship was to learn more about a different sector within the very broad industry…

Last weekend, I made the 7.5 hour (overnight) bus journey to Barcelona! My first surprise was the fact that the bus company we took had personal screens on our seats just like on a plane. I unfortunately did not sleep too much, but as soon as we were in Barcelona at 7:20 AM, I was…

Last weekend, I traveled to Salamanca and Ávila for a day trip! Since my friend Angie and I went through Be Madrid, a community of study abroad students, we were able to meet many students studying here from many different countries. During the day I was able to meet students from Ecuador, France, Costa Rica,…