I am very excited for Professor Gupta’s Corporate Social Responsibility course. From our first meeting, it is clear that Professor Gupta is intent on fostering deep thinking and open-mindedness. Rather than imparting his personal opinions on the class, Professor Gupta will use this course to help us form our own, well-researched views. I anticipate having some difficult and uncomfortable discussions, but I am confident that everyone will be respectful and learn a lot from the experience. Additionally, I think that this course will be a great bonding experience for everyone in the program and that we won’t let our opinions about the topics at hand affect our opinions about each other. 

I think one of the biggest benefits of the Lehigh in Milan program is the understanding we will gain of Italian culture, both in business and social applications. I think that this course will help us better understand and process what we observe in order to more effectively carry the lessons back home with us. Additionally, I expect this course to help me communicate with people at my internship and through my travels around Italy. I know very little about Italian culture and even less of the language, so I know that this course will be very useful to me. I am very excited about my internship and hope this course will help me thrive there. 

I expect my internship to be an extremely fulfilling experience. I have never had a job in the professional world before and, although I believe that I have gathered many business skills in my time at Lehigh, I am confident that my business acumen will increase dramatically. The skills I learn there will prepare me well for the recruitment process that will begin shortly after arriving back home. Additionally, I am very excited to soak up as much Italian culture as possible in my internship. I know that businesses operate quite differently there and I am excited to bring home skills and mentalities that will serve me well in my future in the fast-paced American business world. 

I am extremely excited for the travel opportunities that I will have while in Europe. My travels (especially in Europe) are some of the most interesting and exciting experiences I have had. This program will allow me to visit many new countries (Italy being one of them) and therefore gain knowledge of many new cultures and histories. Additionally, it will be very interesting to call a new place home for a few weeks. I am excited to have the rare opportunity to gain a deep familiarity with a new city. I plan on exploring Milan to the fullest and also making sure to travel within Italy often, rather than leaving the country for all my travels.