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Olympic Fever

As always it has been a jam packed couple of weeks here in London. For the past week the pace in London has gone from frenetic to a frenzy with the streets packed with Olympic athletes, representatives and news teams from around the world. Pop-up broadcasting...

Published 27-Jul-2012 10:57 by Darius Cartier

Filed under: st andrews, London, Giles Insurance, Olympics, London 2012

Suns out and the living is easy.

With the Olympics arriving and it being the last few weeks here in London, life is currently hectic. The surge of people in London is noticeable as the tourist areas, such a Covent Garden and Leicester Square, are teeming with people and the opening ceremony...

Published 23-Jul-2012 13:08 by Katie McGrath

Filed under: alumni, London, Giles Insurance, Olympics, CEO, covent garden, thorpe park

‘We have a dream’ - 1982 Scotland Football team’s world cup theme song.

To set the scene a little, it was the Friday that Andy Murray progressed from his semi-final match, as you can imagine, SDI’s offices have the Saltire everywhere in the form of stickers on the windows and flags too with maps of Scotland. Add to...

Published 16-Jul-2012 10:06 by Janet Abladey

Filed under: SDI, alumni, London, Olympics, Murray, Saltire.

Harry Potter and Singing in the Rain

So it has been two weeks since I wrote a blog, but I was determined to see London/England and have plenty more stories to share and what a busy two weeks it has been. In work the tempo has rapidly increased and all the Giles interns are starting to feel...

Published 12-Jul-2012 8:45 by Katie McGrath

Filed under: New York, London, Giles Insurance, Musicals, Harry Potter, 2010, CEO

Ian Wright, David Walliams and Katy Perry?

So the halfway point has come and gone and it’s been another busy week here in London. A mad week of meetings with Senior Management, visits to the Giles Birmingham branch, random celebrity sightings, meeting former Saltire Interns and a new burlesque...

Published 09-Jul-2012 14:32 by Darius Cartier

Filed under: London, Giles, Katy Perry, Musicals, Ian Wright, Burlesque, David Walliams

Culture, Work and a Traumatic Experience

Hi all, As I type we are already into week 4 and nearing the mid-way point in our internships. It’s crazy to think we only have another 4 weeks left and I still have so much left to do. The last week was particular busy with meetings and conferences...

Published 04-Jul-2012 9:23 by Mathew Grace

Filed under: University of Glasgow, London, Giles Insurance, Underground

Family values, Jazz and Beer.

I’m a firm believer in hard work. If you work long enough and hard enough you will eventually reap the rewards and achieve something great. This is something I have had instilled in me from a very young age, thanks to my family. Coming from a background...

Published 04-Jul-2012 8:14 by Lisa Cameron

Filed under: jazz, London, brightsolid, Family

Jumping Trains

Another week down, and yet again I find myself sat at my desk with not the faintest idea of how to describe my experiences or articulate my feelings towards them. However the more I sit idly twiddling my thumbs hoping that inspiration will strike like...

Published 03-Jul-2012 10:32 by Dara Quane

Filed under: Edinburgh, London, university, train, careerunderground, graduatescheme, retail

There's not much happening in London this summer right?

Wrong! There are Saltire scholars undertaking their internships all around London and there is that little thing, Olympic Games I believe it's called. I'm Janet and welcome to my first blog post! As an athlete, there is not much to be said for...

Published 28-Jun-2012 20:33 by Janet Abladey

Filed under: SDI, London, Aberdeen, Olympics

Heckling street acts is my forté.

London is all consuming. It sucks you up into its little bubble and doesn’t appear to be losing grip whatsoever. With week 2 down and week 3 already well underway, the pull London has on me is stronger than ever. From a young age I talked of all...

Published 26-Jun-2012 18:48 by Lisa Cameron

Filed under: Marketing, London, Friends Reunited, brightsolid, social life

Down In The Tube Station At Midnight!

London has a lot to offer us Scholars, making the most of every opportunity is what this whole internship programme is all about, grasping those opportunities and getting absolutly everything you can out of them. Week 4 of the internships and opportunities...

Published 25-Jun-2012 23:06 by Christopher Marsden

Filed under: London, Travelex, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

You can sleep when you're dead

Im going to start this blog with an admission, that I have not the slightest idea where the last 2 weeks have gone. They have been an exhilerating, hilarious, blur, and it's only when I stop and attempt to step outside the flurry of action that London...

Published 25-Jun-2012 11:26 by Dara Quane

Filed under: saltire, Advice, London, exhilarating, tiredness

Inefficient Tourists

Week 2 began with meeting the CEO Brendan McManus and our Global Scot Chris Giles, which initially started off intimating but I was greatly surprised when both were so welcoming and interested in what we had to say. The meetings lead to several trips...

Published 25-Jun-2012 10:55 by Katie McGrath

Filed under: Global Scot, London, Tourist, roller disco

Why Are We Not Cultured?

Hi there, We are into week 3 of our summer in London and things haven’t slowed down at all. We have been incredibly busy over the last week and it’s difficult to choose the events that are truly blog worthy. From talking to previous Saltire...

Published 25-Jun-2012 10:45 by Mathew Grace

Filed under: London, Giles Insurance

Always Late

Anybody who knows my family knows we are renowned for being late. Always late, and in true style I turn up to London a day after the majority of the other interns. A ridiculously early start of 4:30am on Sunday morning ensured I would not miss another...

Published 20-Jun-2012 10:17 by Katie McGrath

Filed under: London, saltire community, 2012 Scholar, city centre, Soho

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