Hong Kong is a strange place. Marks and Spencer stands next to small Chinese restaurants selling pig feet. For breakfast I can choose between an English fry up or noodle...
I’m Natalie and I’m 19 from the UK and have just completed my first year at Cardiff University where I study Philosophy. My degree subject doesn’t really lead onto a...
Moving abroad is hard; it’s challenging, and I believe that spending a month in Hong Kong participating of the Absolute Internship Program where I will be working for an enormous...
I have been working at my internship for about a week so far and have learned a vast amount about my industry and their way of dealing with compliance issues. My...
My first impression of Shanghai is that it is BIG. The city is heavily populated, and despite being spread out, people are just on top of each other in Shanghai. I...
Who would have thought after graduating university, I’d be jet setting to the other side of the world to work in an amazing city and gaining invaluable experience. Next stop...
My Grandpa always used to say that you can never plan anything 5 years in advance. I’d like to amend that statement; you can never plan anything in advance because...
It’s been three years since my first visit to Shanghai. So I thought it was about time to revisit the city. Back in 2012 it was just for a few...
It’s been three years since my first visit to Shanghai. So I thought it was about time to revisit the city. Back in 2012 it was just for a few days to do some sightseeing in the city with my family. This time it will be for my two month internship in China.
Hello. My name is Peter Myers. I am from Houston, Texas, and I am a junior at Iowa State University (ISU) majoring in finance. I am excited and looking forward...
Hi everyone! My name is Santi. I am preparing for my trip to Hong Kong, working as a legal intern. I recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire with...
[caption id="attachment_6789" align="alignleft" width="225"] Traveling to this tea plantation in Hangzhou and sampling some of the local green tea was one of the highlights of the Hangzhou trip.[/caption] I have been...
[caption id="attachment_6725" align="alignleft" width="225"] Iain, our supervisor and I on our last day of work.[/caption] Upon applying for the program, I decided to complete an internship in the area of finance...
Iain, our supervisor and I on our last day of work.
Having settled back into everyday life, I have finally had the time to sit and reflect on my month abroad. Even though I am writing this post in Brisbane’s sunny,...
[caption id="attachment_6636" align="alignright" width="225"] This photo was taken in the foyer of my work. Because it's almost Chinese New Year they have some traditional new year decorations on the windows.[/caption] I’ve...
I have arrived and survived my first seven days in the New York of the East! It feels as though I’ve already been here for half a lifetime, so much...
1. KTV Myself and the other interns were lucky enough to go to karaoke on the weekend with the Absolute team in Shanghai. It was a really fun night and everyone...
So much to do, so much to see With the plethora of weekend events and career speaker series that Absolute Internship offers on all their programs, life in London has been...
[caption id="attachment_6519" align="alignright" width="300"] This picture I took of the view from our apartment is deceiving, it is actually very cold outside. [/caption]From lawyers in Giorgio Armani suits to dancers...
