Realisations during this Intrax programme

I’ve seen, done and learned so much during this trip that I think I will pitch my experiences to some film executives as a real-life, coming-of-age story. Natalie Portman can play me. The protagonist goes abroad where she is thrown into a new environment, surrounded by new people. She works as a journalist and must cope with spelling words the british way like “colour” and “programme,” and inputting an ‘s’ where Americans put ‘zeds’ like in “realisation.” The climax will be when said protagonist takes a fall down a flight of stairs in a tube tunnel and just rolls with it (literally). She now knows she can handle anything life hands her. Seriously, you try falling down stairs in a crowded tube station.

Global Skills Training at the Nido

 I feel so much more prepared to confidently enter the work world when I get back to San Fran. I’ve learned to never underestimate the power of taking initiative at work. Global Skills Training with Terry, Jim and Paul has also been helpful in making sense of the awkward transition between student and young professional. We discuss the things no one really emphasizes at university, such as the power of networking and building your own brand, and considering both industry and function when choosing a career path.

 

 In other news, we all visited Cambridge on an Intrax-sponsored excursion recently and toured around the different colleges that make up the university. I kinda fell in love.

In front of Emmanuel College, Cambridge

 Several of us also spent the past weekend in Dublin, where I definitely fell in love. The best part were the merry Irish people. In the evenings people flock to the pubs where both tourists and locals sing jovially to the music. There are about thirty shades of green, and everything is small and cute.

At the Guinness Factory

Rena: What is Ireland famous for?

Pooja: Guinness and leprachans.

Spotted the U.S. flag and got homesick for a second

Just as there are “Irish pub” themed establishments in the states, there are “American bar” themed places in Ireland. Ha!

On the estate of an Irish castle we toured

You can see how much TJ and Pooja love each other

Only two more weeks here and I already miss it! Scotland this weekend for another Intrax Intern Abroad excursion, can’t wait!

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