Browse by Tags

$300 speeding ticket, Lost flip flops, Naked bums = Good final weekend for Team Texas

The penultimate week is upon us over here in brown Houston, where almost 2 months has passed without substantial rain fall, leaving all grass areas unattractively brown. Unfortunately my skin hasn’t followed suit and I am still awkwardly white....

Published 01-Sep-2011 15:44 by Jack Nicoll

Filed under: wood group, University of Strathclyde, jack nicoll

VEGAS – Forgive me Saltire for I have sinned.

Hey y’all That’s us in week 6 of our internship at the Wood Group. The work is piling up, the bank balance is slowly but steadily declining and my tan is gradually transitioning from ‘pearl white’ to light egg shell. Reference...

Published 24-Aug-2011 0:13 by Jack Nicoll

Filed under: wood group, University of Strathclyde, jack nicoll, Trump International, Las Vegas

The Saltire invasion in Chicago, hanging with the band, meeting Forest Gump, watching fighter jets and bomber planes

Hello once again from Chicago, a slightly new location this time as I had to move from the student center I was in to a hotel as the students are all back this week. My main project for the summer came to its climax and end on Wednesday. Skerryvore successfully...

Published 22-Aug-2011 21:24 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: fireworks, University of Strathclyde, Skerryvore, CHICAGO SCOTS, kirsty chalmers, john hancock, forest gump

Sat navs, Schlitterbahn and Sixth Street

Loving the alliteration these days ^^ With the half way mark sailing past us we have just realized how little time we have left to try and tick everything we want off our list! NFL game, Shooting, Rodeo, Ranch, Steakhouse, drive a Mustang etc etc etc…...

Published 17-Aug-2011 16:04 by Jack Nicoll

Filed under: wood group, University of Strathclyde, Irn-Bru, jack nicoll, Austin

A Fond Farewell

As I type I am currently wrapping up my last ever day at the Vets Now Support Office in Dunfermline. It’s been a fantastic day with almost too much praise to handle (and photos!). After the weekly Friday morning meeting in which Tina, Abby and myself...

Published 12-Aug-2011 16:02 by Claire_Martin

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, week 8, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde University, wrapping up, Vets Now, Dunfermline, A Dog A Blog, Claire Martin

Living the dream!

A quick introduction... I am Jane and my internship is with the Trump Organization at Trump Tower in New York. Monday 9 am, standing on 5 th Avenue, New York, just about to enter Trump Tower for the first time, was a totally surreal moment! Trump Tower...

Published 09-Aug-2011 19:19 by Jane Manson

Filed under: New York, University of Strathclyde, Dream, Trump

Becoming a part of US history

I guess it’s time to start rolling out the half way mark clichés ‘I can’t believe how fast it has gone’ ‘Wow… half way already’ ‘Only 4 weeks to go! Jeeez I have learnt soo much already’ take...

Published 09-Aug-2011 17:12 by Jack Nicoll

Filed under: wood group, University of Strathclyde, Baseball, entrepreneurship, jack nicoll

Tartan Times, Scottish Picnic and More Storms

This week has been incredibly busy at work, partly as mentioned before, because of the number of events coming up and partly because we had to get the Tartan Times out this week, a quarterly newspaper style update about everything CHICAGO SCOTS related...

Published 08-Aug-2011 22:49 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: Marketing, week 5, rain, Illinois St Andrew Society, University of Strathclyde, Skerryvore, CHICAGO SCOTS, thunderstorms, kirsty chalmers

It's nearly the end ..... I don't want to leave!

This is the beginning of my last week at Vets Now and I can honestly say that I will be sad to leave. Over the last 8 weeks I feel that I have integrated well in the office and genuinely feel that I have become part of the Vets Now team. I am determined...

Published 08-Aug-2011 9:42 by Tina Dickson

Filed under: University of Strathclyde, Vets Now

Week 3 - San Antonio, Six flags and …soft core strip clubs?

After countless interviews, hundreds of re-edits and becoming the accounts department most hated intern, I finally submitted my report for oracle finance, coming in at a cool 22 pages. Packed full with flowchart breakdowns and streamlining recommendations...

Published 04-Aug-2011 2:50 by Jack Nicoll

Filed under: Texas, week 3, University of Strathclyde, San Antonio, jack nicoll. wood group, houston week3

Kitten Found In Washing Machine!

Hello from sunny Scotland! I am terribly sorry to hear about many of your thunderstorms but we have been enjoying some fine weather here in the homeland...mind you as I type this it is hammering it down on the roof of the Vets Now offices. However, a...

Published 02-Aug-2011 9:53 by Claire_Martin

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, week 6, University of Strathclyde, Vets Now, Dunfermline, A Dog A Blog, Claire Martin, Undergraduates

Better Late Than Never.......

Better late than never...... I’m Alex McAulay and I am currently 3 weeks into my internship in Boston with Veolia Energy North America. As the title might suggest I have been a little late it posting my first blog. This is my first ever time blogging...

Published 31-Jul-2011 18:46 by Alexander McAulay

Filed under: Boston, USA, University of Strathclyde, Veolia Energy, chemical engineering

Mickey Mouse, Typhoon Warnings and Chelsea

Hi All, I can hardly believe it’s been a week since my last blog! Things have been very busy for me, both in and out of work. I’m progressing well with the project that I was set and should be finished it (all being well!) by the middle of...

Published 31-Jul-2011 15:21 by David McKniff

Filed under: Hong Kong, University of Strathclyde, Citi

!ATTENTION! Wolf Pack now recruiting..

Hey y’all. We are now into our third week of our Wood group internship, for me this is the final week of my rotation in Oracle finance. Where… (Prepare yourself for this, shot of espresso/mountain dew/ red bull WILL be needed) I have been...

Published 29-Jul-2011 15:12 by Jack Nicoll

Filed under: Houston, Texas, finance, week 2, wood group, University of Strathclyde, 2011, jack nicoll

Remember that time we took a limo six blocks?

In some ways I feel like I have been away far more than two weeks, in others it has absolutely flown in! So this week at work was pretty exciting, I have spent my time writing press releases, contacting board members, designing posters and flyers and...

Published 25-Jul-2011 22:17 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: Illinois St Andrew Society, Chicago, fireworks, University of Strathclyde, rock concert, Skerryvore, Kirsty, CHICAGO SCOTS, limo, cubs game

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives