We have yet to start Professor Gupta’s Corporate Social Responsibility course, but reading the Wall Street Journal and completing the assignments have been highly beneficial. I now feel more informed about what is happening in the world and recent news. I also appreciate that I am practicing my writing skills, as many of my recent classes have not required much reading and writing. I feel that the more I do these assignments, the better I am getting at them. Additionally, I am excited for the class to start so that I can improve at relating my articles to corporate social responsibility. I am also eager to hear my peers’ opinions and thoughts on specific topics and articles.
I look forward to more of Professor Swain’s classes and learning more about Italian culture and the work environment. I enjoyed writing my first journal entry for the internship seminar and feel that it helped me reflect on my internship experience. It also helped me process everything I have noticed about living and working in Milan. I have observed how different this class and experience are from a typical study abroad program. Working in a city is a lot different than studying there, as we are absorbing much of the culture and learning more about our surroundings. We are not only studying here, but we are also working on acclimating to the culture.
My internship has been great, and I have been trying to learn as much as I can from working with the co-founders of a startup company. I have also enjoyed the freedom of working from home most days and creating my own schedule. While the work I do is a little repetitive, I still appreciate it and find it interesting. I have had fun having lunch with my co-workers, even though I was a little nervous at first. We recently had lunch with people from other companies that work in our building, and I was able to talk to them about different things I have noticed while living here for the past two weeks.
This weekend, we had a long bus ride to the Swiss Alps. I had so much fun navigating the ziplines. At first, it was difficult to get the hang of, but eventually, it became really easy. After we finished the course, we ate sandwiches and sat out in the sun. We then went on our hike. In the beginning, the hike was gorgeous and relatively easy. We then reached a lot of snow and a super icy path along the mountain. The only way to get to the water and the view was by taking this icy path. We had to hold onto the snow on the side to keep our balance and make sure we did not fall off the mountain. I was extremely scared and worried I would slip. Eventually, we made it and watched Charlie jump into the cold water. The view was definitely worth almost dying. When it was time to leave, the walk became even scarier, and I had to slide down on my butt. This was not the best idea, as when I went to stand up, I wiped out and took Evan with me, but we fell gracefully and did not go down the mountain. Overall, it was well worth it, and I had a great time.
