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Thank you for the summer..

Dear summer in the US, I have started writing this blog while I was waiting for boarding in the airport. My last hours in Houston....Can't believe that summer is almost over, can't believe that my internship is over....10 weeks of excitement,...

Published 18-Sep-2012 22:04 by Anda-Lucia Flintoaca

Filed under: Houston, Texas, Scotland, University of Edinburgh, JP Morgan, summer

Week 9: looking back

Hi everyone, I know it's been a while since I last wrote. Last time I was planning my trip to New York for the weekend! And what an incredible weekend that was! But a lot has been happening in Houston as well. Intense and hectic days. Crazy. Good...

Published 17-Aug-2012 3:16 by Anda-Lucia Flintoaca

Filed under: Houston, University of Edinburgh, JP Morgan, NYC

Hurricane Mix

One of the most iconic drinks consumed in New Orleans has to be from the famous Pat O'Brien's: The Hurricane . After just coming back from the infamous city of Louisiana and with lots of eventful happenings at work over the past 2 weeks , I have...

Published 24-Jul-2012 0:26 by Kirsten Meek

Filed under: Houston, SDI, corporate communications, New Orleans

An Ode to Saltire, Wood Group and More - a Little O'l poem of which there may be more....

0 0 1 203 1159 University of Strathclyde 9 2 1360 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE So in this weeks blog, I thought it would be fun To tell you all the things I’ve done The responsibilities, tasks I’ve had All completed, by...

Published 19-Jul-2012 15:38 by Jordan Spittal

Filed under: Houston, Wood Group PSN, yaldi, poem

Time, fireworks and invitation to NYC office

Time ...our enemy...our friend. Time seems to have its own pace, doesn't it? Sometimes it feels it goes really fast, sometimes it feels it goes so slowly.. Time for Saltire Scholars: summer time definitely goes extremely fast, so fast. And I can tell...

Published 17-Jul-2012 2:56 by Anda-Lucia Flintoaca

Filed under: Houston, University of Edinburgh, JP Morgan, NYC

Houston

My first day at work was an adventure and has provided a lot of laughs in the office. We had to take a taxi to work; this then resulted in the taxi driver getting lost, his gps not working and us being almost 2 hours late for our induction. Luckily, we...

Published 11-Jul-2012 3:44 by Connor Tulloch

Filed under: Houston, NASA, Austin, GE Oil and Gas, 4th of July

Activities

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The journey continues for you, one of my many devoted readers. The wait is over and blog 2 - “Activities” - has arrived. Since I wrote my first, some say inspirational...

Published 11-Jul-2012 3:18 by bruce.moir

Filed under: Houston, Texas, University of Strathclyde, GE Oil and Gas, Acrivities

Week 2 and Weekend in San Antonio

Hi everyone, This is already my third week. I don't know how time flies so quickly. It feels like yesterday I have just landed in the US and getting ready to start my internship. And already there has been so much in between... Week 2 was filled with...

Published 05-Jul-2012 0:15 by Anda-Lucia Flintoaca

Filed under: Houston, San Antonio, JP Morgan

Don't stop believing - Hold on to the feeling

Hi everyone, I know most of the Scholars finished their 3 rd week by now, but I have just finished my second one, having started my internship at JP a week later, so I still feel the vibe and adrenaline of the first week. My first week...which was so...

Published 30-Jun-2012 2:05 by Anda-Lucia Flintoaca

Filed under: Houston, JP Morgan

YOLO!!!!!!

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE So as someone who feels uncomfortable and mentally challenged writing Facebook statuses I apologise in advance for my lack of blogging ability. But I’ll fumble on… In terms of introductions,...

Published 29-Jun-2012 3:06 by Joseph Kennedy

Filed under: Houston, week 1, week 2, Engineering, Introduction, galveston, Cameron

Fire Hydrant.

Hello reader, welcome to the first of my brilliant blogs. I'm sure that as I update with stories about work and social activities that I've participated in, that these blogs will become the highlight of your week. "Your internship will be...

Published 26-Jun-2012 0:01 by bruce.moir

Filed under: Houston, University of Strathclyde, GE, Taxi, Car, Fire Hydrant, Oil & Gas

The adventure begins....

Hello everyone, Here it goes..my first blog ever.....I have never had the experience of writing a blog before, so please bear with me. I can only hope that my blogging style will only get better.. Short introduction....My name is Anda-Lucia (from Romania...

Published 18-Jun-2012 1:27 by Anda-Lucia Flintoaca

Filed under: Houston, JP Morgan

The Final Count Down...

800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The weekend passed so quickly, I met with the Rotaract group here in Houston (one of the many clubs that exists in the city) I wanted to see what it was like here since...

Published 04-Sep-2011 13:43 by Nicola Thomson

Filed under: Houston, week 8, Zoo, Scotland, University of Abertay, Wood Group PSN, Cheesecake Factory, Blog 9, Nicola Thomson

How to get keen businessmen/women out of a networking event…

The weekend went past very quickly, it was a relaxing weekend that included; taking the guys to the airport so they could enjoy Vegas, sitting by the pool, going to the cinema, horse riding at Cyprus Trails and shopping. All of which provided some surprises...

Published 26-Aug-2011 16:20 by Nicola Thomson

Filed under: Houston, week 7, Networking, Abertay University, Wood Group PSN, happy hour, babc, blog 8

"Hey Houston, we've had a problem here." James A. Lovell, Jr

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hello everyone, another late blog being posted (sorry Saltire). I moved to Human Resources in week 3 and was there for 2 weeks. I was excited at the task of re-designing the HR SharePoint site. I was...

Published 25-Aug-2011 21:30 by Kraig Martin

Filed under: Houston, wood group, Houston WoodGroup, San Antonio, University of Abertay, Wood Group PSN

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