June 2011 - Undergraduates - Saltire Foundation Community

No blog intended (???)

Hello again everyone! Long time no blog – my apologies once again. So I’m going to start by taking you all back to a week ago on Friday… After the discovery that the Tate Modern is within walking distance from the office, the girls...

Published 30-Jun-2011 15:50 by Jennifer Henderson

Filed under: University of St Andrews, London, Giles Insurance, Jenny Henderson, Cayman Islands, Tennessee

Frijolemole, We're Going to the CAYMAN ISLANDS!

Hey, So this is me into Week 5 now. That's so scary, we're almost half way through... eeeeep. Since I last blogged, we've done so much! We've seen Canary Wharf, Hampstead, Old Spitalfields Markets, Shoreditch and the O2 Arena, among many...

Published 30-Jun-2011 14:28 by Susan Rimmer

Filed under: University of Glasgow, London, Giles Insurance, Susan Rimmer, Cayman Islands, Tennessee

'Get some time for swimming, socialising and maybe diving!!'

Hello and welcome to blog number 3! Again so much has happened since the last blog- meetings, socialising, exploring and preparing for travels this weekend! In terms of our project things are progressing nicely- the spreadsheets we're trying to populate...

Published 30-Jun-2011 9:27 by Sarah Hampton

Filed under: University of Glasgow, London, Sarah Hampton, Giles Insurance, Cayman Islands, Tennessee

On Friday come to work wearing your beach stuff .......

This is my first official Saltire blog written with the aim of keeping you all up to date, informed and hopefully entertained with the adventures I am having while on placement. For those of you who don't know I am one of three interns, along with...

Published 27-Jun-2011 22:59 by Tina Dickson

It's A Dog's Life

Hello fellow Saltire bloggers and friends! My name is Claire and I am one of three Saltire interns on placement for the Scottish grown company Vets Now. Although my journey to land this placement was an exceptionally long one it seems to be more than...

Published 26-Jun-2011 20:58 by Claire_Martin

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Strathclyde University, Vets Now, Dunfermline, First Week

Thrown in at the deep end to a Summer in the City

Bonjour again! Well another week of my time as a Luxembourgish Amazonian has flown by and I am sitting here now thinking how far I have come already. Being thrown in at the deep end (with no armbands may I add!) is definitely the scariest but most effective...

Published 24-Jun-2011 21:22 by Laura Muirhead

Filed under: Abertay University, Laura Muirhead, Amazon, Luxembourg

Day Four in the Big Apple Office.

Hello Hello from New York City!! Quick introduction before we get this blog on the road! I’m Alana, and I am currently an intern at Scottish jewelry company MaeVona in the heart of Manhattan! During my internship, I will be working with the sales...

Published 23-Jun-2011 16:38 by Alana Kathryn Mathers

Filed under: New York, 2011, MaeVona, UWS

Greetings from Luxembourg!!!

Hello everyone! I’m Angela and I’m one of the two lucky interns working for Amazon’s EU headquarters in the beautiful city of Luxembourg this summer. I’m going to be working on a project for the Network Planning department and...

Published 19-Jun-2011 23:14 by Angela Kirkbride

Filed under: Amazon, Luxembourg

The Amazonian way of life...

Bonjour tous! (yes I speak French now...well attempt to!) Je suis Laura et je suis très très excités à propos être en Luxembourg ! Ok I will stop with the French now, mainly because I don’t know much more! Anyway...

Published 17-Jun-2011 18:55 by Laura Muirhead

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Abertay University, Laura Muirhead, Amazon, Luxembourg

Before I leave

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE ‘That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me. But, it is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it and think how different its course would have been. Pause...

Published 17-Jun-2011 13:25 by Nicola Thomson

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Houston, wood group, Edinburgh, Visa, U.S.A, Journey, Abertay University

Lions and tigers and Pimms, oh my!

Hi again everyone! Time for (a rather late) blog number two… Since I last blogged life has been pretty hectic, but so so much fun. Work wise it is definitely a steep learning curve, but I think the three of us are making good progress. After the...

Published 17-Jun-2011 11:25 by Jennifer Henderson

Filed under: University of St Andrews, London, Giles Insurance, Jenny Henderson

LIGHTBULB!

Hey, So, this is me into week 3 now and I well and truly feel like a proper Londoner. We've got the hang of the tube now - no more watching trains leave without us on it! Whoop whoop! And we're totally gettIng used to our surrounding areas too...

Published 15-Jun-2011 11:02 by Susan Rimmer

Filed under: saltire, University of Glasgow, London, Giles Insurance, Susan Rimmer

Have you got your tickets yet...?

Hello again! So that's me into week 3 already- how time flies! It's strange how normal all of this feels now- being in London, living with Jenny and Susan, working 9-5 in an office. We're even talking in acronyms now! Whether that's actually...

Published 15-Jun-2011 10:01 by Sarah Hampton

Filed under: University of Glasgow, London, Sarah Hampton, Giles Insurance

Hello Germany!

Only two days into working at Bayer and 4 days since arriving and I already feel at home here in Germany! The last 4 days have been a steep learning curve but a very enjoyable one and there is so much more to come! I am lucky enough to be an intern with...

Published 07-Jun-2011 21:09 by Christopher Potter

"Do you know Sainsbury's?" "YEESSSSS!!!'

Hi everyone I’m Jenny and I’m one of the three interns at Giles Insurance Brokers in London. Today is the Friday of week one (out of twelve!) and already I can’t believe how quickly time is passing. Before I tell you anything about our...

Published 05-Jun-2011 11:41 by Jennifer Henderson