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First Class upgrade for a Scottish accent?

Four days left at Amazon and in order to avoid packing I'm refusing to accept that by this time Saturday I'll be half way back to Scotland. As I've mentioned before sorry for the lack of photos but If you know me well enough you'll know that my netbook doesn't take instructions too...

Posted to 2 Cases Down..... by Emma Denman on 30-Jul-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Amazon, Luxembourg, Heriot watt, Amazonian, Paris, Scottish, Nice, Tour de France

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to Missouri I go!

Warning: in the process of reading this blog, you may feel slight aches and pains in your eyes and bottoms (from sitting) due to the high volume of information being updated. :p it'll be well worth the pain though! :D So I've been wanting to blog for AGEEESSS (wayyy before I left for Missouri...

Posted to Undergraduates by Caroline Ho on 11-Jun-2012
Filed under: Filed under: opportunity, internship, saltire, Saltire Foundation, Risk, Scottish, Leadership, pharmaceutical, U.S.A, University of Strathclyde, Week 1., Project Management, Networking, London, St. Louis, intern, Scotland, Picture, Undergraduates, New Project., St Louis, Saltire Foundation Alumni, 2012, scholar, Scottish Internship, 2012 Scholar, Missouri, caroline ho, risk management, Caroline, gallus, biopharmaceutical

‘Girlfriend captured by ninjas… need money for ransom and KungFu lessons’

To echo the feeling of many of you, I cannot believe I am entering my fourth week here! Time flies so quickly. This week, I have been expanding my role in the society as things are getting pretty hectic around here with the amount of events coming up. I am now getting involved in helping organize the...

Posted to Undergraduates by Kirsty Chalmers on 01-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Scottish, Chicago, Strathclyde University, Skerryvore, Kirsty, CHICAGO SCOTS, thunderstorms

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

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.

Half way through week two already!!!!!

Its completely unbelievable that I am now half way through my second week already. The time is going too fast... This week has been great; I recieved my project list on Monday which lists 5 projects in different areas of the department which is brilliant. Liberty Mutual is veryu accomodating in the sense...

Posted to Undergraduates by Lynn Aitchison on 21-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Boston, Human Resource, Culture, week 2, business development, Marketing, Scottish, Scots, Project, cambridge, Liberty Mutual

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

Baptism of fire (or rain, as it happens)

So, here's my first step into the blogosphere... As I write this blog, the view out of my window is of high rise buildings and a metro track that goes straight through the heart of Chicago. Very different to the view of sheep that I have at home. I’ve been here a week now, and feel really settled...

Posted to Undergraduates by Rachel Parker on 23-Jun-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Scottish, rain, Illinois St Andrew Society, Chicago

Does this say 'sophistication'?

Hiya! Phew, first dilemma out the way - picking a profile pic! I just raked through all my pics for about half an hour - I learned something about myself. I do not photograph well. And my life involves a lot of food and alcohol if my pictures are anything to go by. So I selected this lovely little number...

Posted to Undergraduates by John Charalambous on 17-Jun-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Scottish, America, Heriot Watt, Fife, pharmaceutical, Quintiles, North Carolina, Edinburgh

Standing Alone in the Lone Star State

One of the many key attributes to being effective in business is the ability to remain cool calm and collected when dealing with imperfect situations…. Walking into another management meeting last week, there was an air of defeat in the room. The previous day, the battle to get our IT project...

Posted to Undergraduates by Robert Steele on 06-Aug-2009
Filed under: Filed under: talent, potential, opportunity, Houston, employment, Management, Risk, Scottish, Pride, Leadership, Advice