I have a little over two weeks left here in London, which is crazy as I feel like my experience just started a month ago. I’m lucky enough to have had the chance to meet countless international students and friends, travel to over a dozen countries, and fall in love with this home I call…
Tag: Reid Schryer
Connecting With Music Across the Pond
I took a trip to Norway and Sweden a couple weeks ago that I would love to recap, as it was a small moment that made me feel more connected to home than ever here in Europe. I had started my trip in Oslo, exploring as much of the city as I could in 36…
Studying Abroad in the Digital Age
My experience with the British so far has been a very easy transition! The lack of a language barrier helps significantly, but beyond that our customs and behaviors are far more similar than I was expecting. There is a certain expectation of politeness throughout Europe where ‘thank yous’ shouldn’t be expected in return for basic…
Academics in Britain
I didn’t expect classwork abroad to be so different! I’ve been studying at the Richmond American College in Chiswick Park for the past two months, and by this point we’re halfway through the semester. With my first midterm this week, it’s a good moment to reflect on the academic environment here in the United Kingdom….
Month One in London
Hey everyone! I’m Reid, a junior in the business school studying finance and business analytics, with a CS minor and a global health certificate. I’ve been interested in this London program for a while, so it was a no brainer to accept after application results came back in the Fall. London is the finance hub…
Final Haller Reflection
One company that I surprisingly fell in love with during this trip was Microsoft’s offices in Dublin. I always thought of myself as someone who would rather work with smaller companies, as I would hate the bureaucracy and long chains of command. However, all of the people that we met at Microsoft were very down…
Food Cloud site visit
One similarity between Food Cloud and Global links is their extensive use of volunteers to keep the operation going. Food Cloud described how they have a network of 50 regular volunteers, as well as over 15,000 one-off volunteers throughout the year. With the amount of goods they need to distribute, this volunteer network is essential…
Irish Customs
One of the most discussed differences we’ve found here between the United States and Ireland is their perception of time and being early/late. While America is known for being early for everything, in Ireland being early can be considered rude. We usually will meet somewhere different than the agreed meeting point ahead of time, then…
Cliffs of Moher and Galway
The Cliffs of Moher was a great opportunity for us to leave the city and see the countryside and natural beauty of Ireland. Especially because today was a bank holiday, the Cliffs were packed with tourists which made the experience a little less enthralling. However, once we found our own space and could walk around…
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