This trip has felt so fast and so slow at the same time. Over the course of the past three months, I have visited ten new countries throughout Europe and Africa that I had only dreamed of visiting. I met tons of new friends from places ranging from Calfornia to Chicago to Scranton, PA. I…
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Get Hyped!!!
Dear past me, You better be prepared for one of the most amazing and life-changing periods of your entire life. Right now, you have so many fake worst-case scenarios going through your mind. What if I don’t make friends? What if I hate my roommate? What if people are mean to me? What if the…
Culture Clash?
So far, through the program, the most transferable soft skills that I have learned have been being able to adapt to uncomfortable situations and to spend time around people who are very unlike me. Being in a new environment that I am not as familiar with constantly forces me to adapt, which is a valuable…
Adapting to the big city?
In all honesty, I haven’t found much of London’s culture difficult to adapt to. Having spent a lot of time in major cities like New York City and Philadelphia, I feel very comfortable in urban environments and would definitely consider myself a city person. The energy, diversity, and fast pace of London feel very familiar…
Interning in the City
While here in London I am interning at a small company called Minervate. The company is in the pharmaceutical industry and assists medical companies in getting through the approval phases of pharmaceutical testing in all different countries. I really enjoy the work because it is in a sector that I would never have previously explored…
I AM IN LONDON!!!
Hi, my name is Sam Goddard, and I am a sophomore at Pitt majoring in Accounting and Finance. I am studying in the semester-long GBI London program, and I chose it because I love large cities and have always had a fascination with British culture. My goals for the program include learning new cultures and…
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