After a meeting with Tanya, she looks at Ali and I and casually asks if we want to be on a panel with our boss from the…
How has this experience changed my perspective about globalization, business, etc?
As far as business is concerned, my thoughts haven’t really changed much. I worked for a global company where the practices and culture could be the same anywhere around the world.
Just like when I got back from abroad before, my experience adjusting has been me diving head first back into my…
Reno, Nevada is nicknamed “The biggest little city in the world”, a name quite fitting for a city…
Sitting in the back of a smoky casino there is an american playing three card poker. To his right is a young chinese woman who is…
The work culture at Franklin Templeton was definitely nothing I’ve ever experienced before. The employees were able to work hard when it mattered and found plenty of times to enjoy themselves and bond with their co-workers. One particular tradition was the yearly…
Coming back to the United States was a very surreal experience. My journey abroad felt like one long, vivid dream that I had just woken up from. As a result, it was very hard to process everything that had just happened…
Alrighty folks, it has officially been over two weeks since the end of my Global Fellows placement in Yangzhou, China. Lets look back and reflect, shall we?
Since my placement ended, I jumped straight into two completely different cultures and this has allowed me…
“Oh yeah that’s right! How was India?”
It feels extremely strange to be back. It almost feels like I should be back in Indonesia. I spent so much time there with Kipp and nobody else except the office that it feels odd to have the option to see my parents or friends leaving for school.