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It all feels a bit Surreal...???

Well I have been back on Scottish soil for four days and it has all felt a bit surreal. It must be the change in time zone but traveling home had a strange dreamlike quality. I seemed only to register that I was indeed home in Scotland when I saw my mum at the airport and then got back to the house to...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 08-Sep-2010
Filed under: Filed under: opportunity, internship, saltire, Saltire Foundation, Boston, Liberty Mutual., Marketing, Scottish, Business., Scots, liberty Mutual. marketing, cambridge, Liberty Mutual, Liberty Mutual. Boston, Scottish Development International, Boston. Liberty Mutual. Collaboration. Commerical Marketing., Benefits, Commerical Marketing

Leaps and Bounds

It is amazing to think that a little over eight weeks ago I was fretting about what to wear to work (as I am sure most of us; even the boys were doing,) running round the house packing my suitcase and reviewing all the documentation I needed to enter the US and then checking it all over again for good...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 03-Sep-2010
Filed under: Filed under: opportunity, internship, Saltire Foundation, Boston, Liberty Mutual., business development, Marketing, Scottish, America, week 8, Business., Scots, liberty Mutual. marketing, U.S.A, Global Scot, cambridge, Liberty Mutual, Liberty Mutual. Boston, Scottish Development International, Boston. Liberty Mutual. Collaboration. Commerical Marketing., Commerical Marketing, Cape Cod

The start of the winding down period... Week 7.

Its crazy but I still can't believe there is only one full week of my Liberty Mutual Group Benefits internship left. It is a sad thought that I will have to leave next friday; I will greatly miss my new friends and the lively City of Boston. I have truely enjoyed my summer here, there has been so...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 25-Aug-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Boston, Culture, business development, Marketing, America, communication, week 7, Business., liberty Mutual. marketing, cambridge, Liberty Mutual. Boston, contribution, Boston. Liberty Mutual. Collaboration. Commerical Marketing., Challenge, Market

Growing in Confidence

Well I am now officially half way through week five. Its so strange to think that 5 weeks ago i was still in Scotland and now I am in the USA having what i am sure will be one of the best experiences of my life. I can safely say now that I DO NOT WANT TO COME HOME! This week I feel like my confidence...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 11-Aug-2010
Filed under: Filed under: potential, saltire, Boston, Liberty Mutual., change, business development, Marketing, Scottish, week 5, Business., Adventure, liberty Mutual. marketing, U.S.A, Project, travel, Liberty Mutual, Liberty Mutual. Boston, Scottish Development International, Project Management, Boston. Liberty Mutual. Collaboration. Commerical Marketing.

2010 Liberty Mutual Senior Forum

For the last two days mysefl and the other Liberty Mutual Saltire interns have been participating in the 2010 liberty mutual Senior Forum which was... to use the American phrase, AWESOME! We have been so lucky to be here for this much sought after event in a Liberty Intern's calander; and not all...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 06-Aug-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Boston, competition, America, communication, Business., festivities

Blink and you miss it...

Well this is the start of week four and i can't believe how fast the time is going. It feels like if i blink i will miss the experience. I am thoroughly enjoying work, especially now that I am juggling four main projects. I feel more settled in the office and feel like I am getting a good grounding...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 02-Aug-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Boston, Liberty Mutual., week 3, week 4, Business., Adventure, U.S.A, cambridge, Liberty Mutual. Boston. Week 2.

Beer-bike anyone?

Hi everyone! Week four is already approaching and just as for most of you time is moving very quickly over here in Cologne. The work at Bayer continues to be challenging, and just as I think I've gotten the hang of things, something new gets thrown at me and I'm pushed to learn new things again...

Posted to Undergraduates by Emma Burgaz on 01-Aug-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Management, Cologne, Bayer, Business., Germany

A great start to my Boston Adeventure...

Well so far so good... No drama fiding the building on the Monday which was what happened in my dream on the sunday night, so I was hugely relieved when I was by the front desk ready to begin the orientation. This was a two hour session with HR finding out about Liberty Mutuals beliefs as a company and...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 16-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Boston, Marketing, Scottish, Motivation, Business., Scots, Visa, Adventure, U.S.A, cambridge, Week 1., Liberty Mutual

Can't wait to get started!

Hi, my name is Lynn Aitchison and I am going into my honour year at Universities of the West of Scotland this September. Also I am lucky enough to be heading out to Boston in a few weeks time to complete an Internship with Liberty Mutual who deal in personal and commercial insurance. I will be doing...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 24-Jun-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Boston, Liberty Mutual., Marketing, America, week 8, Business.

Houston-t minus 18 days.

So, writing a blog. I looked up the definition of the word blog to see if that would give me any insight into what to write. It didn’t. But luckily I have had some great guidance from the former Saltire Interns. So here it goes. Firstly I thought I should introduce myself to all those reading this...

Posted to Undergraduates by Jennifer Kemp on 22-Jun-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Houston, week 1, Texas Excess Culture, wood group, USA, Business.