Cheers Sydney!

My 6 weeks in Sydney were both the fastest and slowest 6 weeks of my life. Whenever someone would mention how much time we had left, we would all be surprised how little that amount was, but also wonder how we had been there for so long when it felt like we had only arrived…

Interning Abroad

While studying abroad in Sydney, I am not only taking a class but also completing an internship. I am working for a company called Ordermentum, which is a Software as a Service (SaaS) order management system for wholesalers and distributors in the food and beverage industry (specifically coffee, bread and patisserie, and dairy). One of…

Getting Where I’m Going

One goal I had for my time in Sydney was to learn to get around the city like a local. I wanted to know the ins and outs and shortcuts of my city. I wanted to be able to walk around confidently without a map (aka my phone and Google Maps – which is a…

My home away from home

Hey guys! Now that I’ve been in Sydney for a few weeks, I can definitely say that it feels like a home away from home – and that’s in part because I am so comfortable at the apartment that I’m staying at! For the GBI Sydney program, students can either choose to live in a…

Sydney before Sydney

Hey all! My name is Sydney Alderman. I am currently majoring in Marketing and Global Management and minoring in Italian at the University of Pittsburgh, and plan to graduate after the upcoming fall semester – time flies! I then plan to continue my education at Pitt at the Katz Graduate School of Business while I…

Meet the Pitt Business Student Bloggers for Summer 2018!

Welcome to the Panther Study Abroad Program! Panther Program Blog Overview The University of Pittsburgh’s Panther Programs are offered for all students covering almost every academic major. Each Panther Program scholarship recipient participated in a program long blogging initiative to share their experiences with friends, family, and prospective students. Meet the Summer 2018 Pitt Business Student…