This international experience has provided me with a lot of growth in many different areas of my life. Personally, during the program, I felt as though a lot of growth happened with forming relationships and setting boundaries and expectations within certain relationships. Academically, I have grown to realize that learning looks different all over the…
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A letter to myself before London
Dear Piper, This experience will be unlike anything that you could’ve imagined. The common phrase that “study abroad will change your life” is not untrue, but is not necessarily what you imagined it to be. There were a lot of hardships that were unexpected and sometimes difficult to navigate, but you met some amazing people…
What If…
Living full-time in the United Kingdom and London has been something that I have genuinely thought about before and during my time studying abroad. There are so many opportunities in London and it is a beautiful city. There are so many things to do- many that I have not had the chance to do even…
Challenges
I think the biggest challenge for me being in a different country has been navigating the different relationships and experiences that I have had over the course of my time abroad. The program I am in is an American center in London where all of the students are from the States and come from many…
Biggest Takeaways
The first few weeks of the program were harder than I expected them to be. I felt extremely homesick which was very surprising for me. I am from Houston and so going to Pitt was a big change and I experienced homesickness a bit when I first started my freshman year, but the homesickness that…
Expectations
Studying abroad is an experience that I have always wanted to participate in, even before coming to college. My mother and my stepmother both studied abroad in college and loved their experiences. I think that studying abroad is an opportunity to be independent and experience a different life and culture, even if just for a…
Residing in London
I am participating in the Pitt in London program through the CAPA Global Education Network. I am living in the neighborhood of West Kensington which is located in West London. I am living in a flat with four other girls, two of them are also from the University of Pittsburgh, one is from Arizona State…
Pitt in London Goals
As I mentioned in my introduction post, I am participating in an internship while I am in London. This opportunity allows me to grow academically, professionally, and personally. I hope that this internship will teach me how housing associations function and what information about how housing works in the United Kingdom and if there are…
Introducing Myself
Hi! My name is Piper Narendorf. I am a sophomore double majoring in sociology and urban planning and geographic analysis with a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Gender Studies. I work for a lab in the public health department focused on community health and wellbeing, specifically projects working with youth and misinformation regarding vaping and…
Embarking on the Community Research Fellowship
Hey y’all! My name is Piper Narendorf and I am a rising sophomore from Houston, Texas. I am extremely excited to be participating in the Community Research Fellowship this summer (remotely in Texas)! I am planning on pursuing a double major in sociology and urban studies with a minor in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies….