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Goodnight St Louis.

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false So this is it- my final work-related blog for the Saltire Foundation. The last few weeks have been insanely busy, and I have absolutely no idea where the last eight weeks have gone. I should apologise for the slight delay in getting this blog uploaded. On Saturday...

Posted to Undergraduates by Fraser Porteous on 13-Aug-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Monsanto, St Louis, Fraser, Porteous

Week seven, really?!

So we are now approaching the end of week seven here in St Louis- where has the time gone? It’s safe to say that the time here has flown and, now that we are all very aware that the day that we have to leave here is coming closer every day, it’s going faster than ever. Next week, Linda and...

Posted to Undergraduates by Fraser Porteous on 26-Jul-2012
Filed under: Filed under: saltire, USA, Monsanto, St Louis, Fraser, Porteous

Week 4: Skyscraper dinners, fireworks and newspaper appearances

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been in St Louis for four weeks already, and that we’re now half-way through our internships! Last week was, without doubt, the best (and busiest) week since touching down on this side of the pond. Last weekend, we travelled up to Chicago. Having been...

Posted to Undergraduates by Fraser Porteous on 09-Jul-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Independence day, Monsanto, St Louis, Fraser, Porteous

Week 3: racing cars, farms and a ridiculous level of heat...

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false So it’s now approaching the end of week three of my internship here in sunny St Louis, and things are really beginning to heat up. Just when I thought I was finally growing accustomed to living in ninety-degree heat, it emerged a few days ago that we were...

Posted to Undergraduates by Fraser Porteous on 29-Jun-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Chicago, Monsanto, St Louis, Fraser, Porteous, Monsanto Co, Muny

The Saltire Foundation’s US Premiere - Lights, Camera, Action!

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Ok, I know this is my second blog within one week, but this one’s worth it. Those who know me will already know that I’m a pretty keen bagpiper, so the thought of coming over to the United States for an entire summer without my pipes was simply not...

Posted to Undergraduates by Fraser Porteous on 21-Jun-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Monsanto, St Louis, Fraser, Porteous, Bagpipes, TV, Fox 2

One down, Seven to go!

It’s difficult to believe that after five long months of excitement and apprehension, my first week here at Monsanto is over, and my second week has begun. To say it’s been great would be an understatement- I’ve learned more about the Agriculture industry in the last five days than...

Posted to Undergraduates by Fraser Porteous on 19-Jun-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Monsanto, St Louis, Fraser, Porteous

Meet me in St Louis!

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Due to May being exam-time in Scotland, Summer has seemed an eternity away for quite some time. Last Saturday’s Leadership Day in Glasgow, organised by the Saltire Foundation, reinforced that it was approaching much faster than I had realised, and that...

Posted to Undergraduates by Fraser Porteous on 08-Jun-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Marketing, America, Monsanto, St Louis, Missouri

This air con is playing havoc with my quiff!

So begins last weekend’s trip to Chicago to meet up with fellow Saltire interns Kirsty and Jack, and American intern Tim. Thursday evening Rory and I set off on a rather enthusiastically air conditioned Megabus to the windy city (not nearly as windy as the bus) for two days of sight-seeing and...

Posted to Undergraduates by Kitty Gordon on 23-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Chicago, Monsanto, St Louis, Volunteering, Kitty Gordon, WEMA

I am Beermaster, hear me roar!

It’s true. I even have the certificate to prove it. Quite a proud moment I can tell you. For those who don’t know, St. Louis is home to the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser brewery. This mammoth brewery was the location of the intense, but immensely fulfilling, “Beer School”. Students...

Posted to Undergraduates by Kitty Gordon on 01-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: jazz, Baseball, Zoo, 2011, St. Louis, Monsanto, Aberdeen, blues

Don’t sleep in the buff, on account of the tornado sirens.

I have to admit, this helpful little nugget of advice incited something akin to sheer terror. This was late at night my first evening in St Louis, having travelled for nearly 20 hours, had a few wee wines on the plane, and emerged exhausted into a wall of sticky heat. To say I went to bed nervous is...

Posted to Undergraduates by Kitty Gordon on 13-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: week 1, 2011, St. Louis, Monsanto