While in London, I am living in an apartment complex called Sutherland in Maida Vale. I am living with 5 other girls from different universities that are from mainly the northeastern part of the United States. Our neighborhood is in a very posh area that is also very residential. All the houses and apartments have…
Tag: Spring 2023
My Goals for the Semester in London
I have many varying goals that I have set for myself in preparation for coming to London. This is because I have always been somewhat of a planner, I need to write things down to ensure that I accomplish them. There is something about handwriting your hopes and dreams that makes them come true. At…
Preparing For My Adventure in London
Hi there, I am Kimberly Chen and I am a junior at the business school at the University of Pittsburgh. I am double majoring in finance and business information systems with a certificate in business analytics. I chose this combination because I like working with numbers and solving problems. Also I would like to work…
Navigating the research process and my plans post-graduation!
The research process is not easy. There have been times in the past where I spent months working towards a project goal only to not get good data in the end. Since a lot of STEM research can be very niche and discipline-specific, I found that building a good rapport with everyone in your lab…
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…
Takeaways From Living in Paris
I’ve somehow slid into second half of my time abroad, and I find myself reflecting more and more on my cultural identity and relationship with home. Living in a very touristy city means that I am constantly encountering French and American cultural intersections. Sometimes, I feel a vague awkwardness when someone realizes I’m American, particularly…
Update on My Internship with the Fayette County Cultural Trust
Throughout these few months working with the Fayette County Cultural Trust, my fellow interns and I have been working on much of the preliminary research on small business and entrepreneurship centers in other areas around the country that have applicable qualities to the entrepreneurship center being created in Downtown Connellsville. This research has been very…
CUTF 3: Wrapping Up
CUTF has been my first foray into teaching. I have led meetings for clubs and given presentations for classes and fellowships, but I have never before had the opportunity to teach academic content to students. I am preparing to deliver a lecture to Prof. Bahler’s class in just a week and a half, and I…
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…