22
Aug
Exciting First Days
Do you know how it feels to go to a country where no one in your family has gone? Well I do. China is the last place I thought I...
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19
Aug
Summer I Will Never Forget
My experience in Shanghai during my freshmen summer is one unbelievable, ridiculous, sometimes frustrating, but overall rewarding opportunity that I am so grateful to have had. It was a summer...
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19
Aug
Priceless Opportunities
The activities that were offered through the program by Absolute Internship were abundant but varied in form. From after-work happy hours to company field trips, from day trips to different...
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19
Aug
Anything But Boring
Coming from a sleepy, suburban town in the middle of Texas where roughly 70,000 residents go to sleep by 10 PM each night, I was pretty amazed when I was thrown into...
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19
Aug
Small Fish, Big Pond
Startled from my sleep, I groggily paw at my phone, trying to shut off the alarm I set every morning for 7:30 am. Having to leave for work by 8:00 am every...
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19
Aug
First Thoughts of Shanghai
Shanghai welcomed me with a blast of hot air, a wave of tired travelers, and a fight that broke out due to a K-Pop group. After a grueling 14-hour flight, my...
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16
Aug
Always Have an Open Mind
Traveling to China was a fantastic experience with countless opportunities to learn and develop as a person. My biggest piece of advice to a future intern is to not have...
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16
Aug
Inspiring Company Visits
I have really enjoyed being in Shanghai for the past 6 weeks. There has been so many opportunities for growth as a business professional, a person, and as a citizen...
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15
Aug
Stay Busy and Pack Light
My time throughout Shanghai was filled with ups and downs. There were many moments of being uncomfortable. From my internship to interacting with the locals, I was always coming across...
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15
Aug
Being an Intern Has Changes My Life
One of the best ways to gain real exposure to the business world is to be an intern. Work long hours and do the stuff no one has time...
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15
Aug
Unforgettable Internship Experience
Seeing the country side of China has made my internship experience one that I will never forget. At first, I did not really want to go to all these other...
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15
Aug
Big City Life to Another Level
Coming to Shanghai I didn’t know what to expect. Growing up in a suburb of the third largest city in America, Chicago, I thought I knew what a big city...
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15
Aug
Building Relationships at Work
My normal day usually starts at 9:30 am and goes till about 6:00 pm in the evening. I usually have a continuous project to work on for the pre IPO...
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15
Aug
Touchdown in Shanghai
After nearly twenty hours of sitting down, I finally felt the bang of the 757 touchdown in Shanghai. As far as my eye could see was what looked like mountains...
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10
Aug
Inspiration From Successful People
Our very first speaker from Absolute Internship was also the best one of the lot. Her name was Jackie. Together with her Danish partner John, she created the Wagas empire,...
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10
Aug
Shanghai Culture
If you’re walking around Shanghai and you hear music, follow it. Yes, keep walking. You’ll come across a small crowd eventually. They’re watching transfixed as a small group of elderly...
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09
Aug
My Internship
On the plane ride over to Shanghai from the states I watched the movie Office Space, a comedy about office workers who hate their jobs and decide to embezzle money...
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09
Aug
My First Days in Shanghai
After three weeks in Shanghai, I think my favorite thing about this city has to be the experience of walking to work and having people walk and shove past you...
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08
Aug
Go London or Go Home
My experience as an intern has been quite different from my day to day life at home. I can’t speak for the other interns as the general consensus seems to...
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08
Aug
Step Back In Time
While Absolute Internship has organized many major events for us, I would have to say the most significant one that contributed to my understanding of European culture have been to...
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