As I prepare to return to campus for my junior year, I have found myself reflecting on my time in London and everything this experience has meant to me. Looking back, it is hard to believe how quickly the summer passed and how much I learned during those few weeks. When I first discovered the…
Author: Ria Karwande
My Internship at King’s College
Over the last eight weeks, I had the opportunity to intern at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust in London. While I started in the Speech and Language Pathology department, I transferred to the Pharmacy department after the first week. I then spent the rest of my internship working there. Throughout my time, I worked largely…
A Weekend Away in Three Words
Over that last couple weeks I have had the chance to travel around Europe. One of my favorite things to come out of these trips has been a tradition that my roommates and I started during a weekend trip to Paris. As we were walking to dinner on our first night, I asked them to…
Already 1/4th into my London Internship
I can’t believe that I am already done with two weeks of my eight week study abroad. I have been so lucky to do so much and learn so much in the last two weeks. My first day in London I was able to do the Hop on Hop off bus tour which was my…
Ria’s leaving Chicago to go to London!
Hi! My name is Ria Karwande and I am an upcoming Junior at the University of Pittsburgh. I am studying Biological Sciences, with a minor in Chemistry, and two certificates in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine and Global Health. I am on the pre-medicine track, and hope to go to medical school to become a physician…