One of the most distinct things about D.C. is the culture around professionalism and networking. Some people are natural networkers and love it, for others, their skin crawls at the thought of it. I am …
Internship
First Couple of Weeks in D.C. as an Intern at CAIR Coalition
After enjoying two full weeks of free time to explore D.C., I started my internship at CAIR Coalition (Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition) on September 9th. I am currently in the middle of my fourth …
Blogging from the Library of Congress
I’ve been in Washington D.C. for almost two weeks now, and am really enjoying the city and the Wisconsin in Washington program. Classes have started, but my internship has not, so I have had plenty …
Introduction & Program Background
Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog and for taking the time to read about my experience. As an International Studies major at UW-Madison, I will be participating in the Wisconsin in Washington D.C. Program …
Things They Don’t Teach You in School
I, and I’m sure many others in my generation have often heard the joke ‘now that I’m out of school I still don’t know how to do my taxes but at least I know the …
A Day with Me in Florence
Before I Start… After the past two extremely busy and amazing weeks living and studying in Florence, Italy, I’m finally here writing my first post. To be honesty, I am not procrastinating. The reason why …
Wowed by Wellington and Whanganui
G’day mates! I’m in New Zealand! The past week has been crazzzy. Part of this GlobaLinks internship is the Bridging Cultures Program (in Wellington, NZ) which gets students prepared and integrated into the culture. Here …
Introducing Malory – New Zealand internship
Traveling is an addiction. If the “travel bug” was a real illness, I would have been diagnosed in January of 2013. Last year, I studied abroad in Rome, Italy for the Spring semester. Needless to …
Time is flying by
It is hard to believe that I am almost two-thirds of the way done with my time in Rio. It has been amazing so far, and looking back I realized that I have learned so …
Vacations and Back to Studies
I’ve been so busy the past few weeks I don’t know where to start this new post! After a relaxing two weeks in Lima catching up on sleep and browsing the internet far too much …