10/10 vote for a round 2

During my time abroad I experienced the trip of a life time. I have learned first hand other countries culture norms which include England, France, and Germany. I never realized how important it was to engulf yourself in another society until I did this. Traveling the world is now a high priority to me because…

WorldRemit Internship

During my time abroad I did an internship with a company called WorldRemit. WorldRemit is based in the center of London and specializes in online money transfers. This is a larger startup company with about two hundred people in the London office and they also have another office in Denver, Colorado. I had many roles…

Paris Getaway

Ever since I knew I was going to study abroad in London I wanted to make it a priority to travel to different countries as well. A week ago, I spent the weekend in Paris and it was a little bit of a shock being in a country where English is not the primary language….

Half Way Done

While I am here for a short six week time period I am taking a Shakespeare class and the most surprising thing I have learned so far was that most of his pieces were not originals, but rather just his spin of generic commonplaces or popular stories of the time period. This course requires you…

After the first week

It’s now been a little over a week since I have arrived in London. So far my experiences have been nothing but extraordinary. The most challenging part so far about living in London has been navigating the tubes, but with a little bit of experience over a couple of days I realized how simple the…

GBI London- Matt Nedzinski

Hi! My name is Matt Nedzinski and I am currently a senior at the University of Pittsburgh where I am pursuing a degree in finance and plan on graduating in the fall of 2017. I am from DuBois, Pennsylvania which is a small town just a hour north of Pittsburgh. I am a sports fanatic…

Meet the GBI Student Bloggers for Summer 2017!

Welcome to the Global Business Institute Study Abroad Program! GBI Blog Overview The Global Business Institute (GBI) is a comprehensive study abroad program that combines coursework and part-time internship experience at one of Pitt Businesses’ international campuses. Each GBI scholarship recipient participates in a program long blogging initiative to share their experiences with their friends,…