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The beginning of a fantastic Summer....

It has now been almost 3 weeks since I received the call from Claire at the Saltire Foundation, who was calling to offer me the position within the Edrington Group , with the Famous Grouse company as their PR & Innovation intern, and I still can't...

Published 06-May-2013 20:08 by Selina-May Miller

Filed under: saltire, blog, Whisky, First, Famous Grouse, Perth

Why is Chicago Called 'The Windy City'?

It is now 5 weeks and 1 day exactly until I will be on a plane to Chicago embarking on the opportunity and summer of a lifetime. I wanted to wait to start blogging until after my last exam, and this afternoon I finally finished my 3rd year of University...

Published 03-May-2013 14:57 by Rhona Middler

Filed under: Chicago, leadership day, first blog, speak american

One month until take off...

Hi all, With exactly one month to go until I fly out to Singapore, to begin my internship with GlaxoSmithKline, it seems very appropriate to write my first blog. I must stress that by 'first blog' I mean my first blog ever, not only my first blog...

Published 01-May-2013 15:12 by Ben Rutter

Filed under: Singapore, GSK

What has Saltire done for me?

A whole 6 months after my internship has ended, I have ended up reflecting on what my Saltire experience has meant to me. Last summer I completed my internship with GlaxoSmithKline and was asked to do a presentation reflecting on my time at the site,...

Published 09-Feb-2013 16:51 by Pamela Forbes

Filed under: saltire, U.S.A, travel, scholarship, dreams

"Nothing to lose, and everything to gain."

As I sit in my bedroom in good old Falkirk, I think back to where I was writing my last post. brightsolid, Shoreditch, London. What a contrast! It occurred to me that although our time away was extremely important to record, our time back home is equally...

Published 18-Oct-2012 10:45 by Lisa Cameron

Why I am donating to the Saltire Foundation

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE I read an article in the London Evening Standard a couple of days ago about a recent grad who has applied for over 5,000 jobs and although she has had a couple of interviews she is yet to have had a job offer...

Published 28-Sep-2012 15:48 by Reuben Sagar

Filed under: Giving Back, London Alumni, 2011 Scholars

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

One Small Step Indeed...

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step" - Lao Tzu The above insight is quoted from the philosophical musings of Lao Tzu and was the opening line in my very first blog entry as a Saltire Scholar (http://www.saltirefoundation...

Published 11-Sep-2012 11:55 by Donald Gillies

Is it really over?

My twelve weeks with Aggreko is now done so I think a summary of my last week and a round up of my experience is what is needed! During my second last week, my sister visited Dubai as she was desperate to find out what it really was like - she LOVED it...

Published 09-Sep-2012 20:14 by Alison Bain

'Flying the Saltire'

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE It’s been just over a month since I walked away from IBM Shenzhen with tears in my eyes, knowing how unlikely it was that I’d be back; three weeks since I crossed the water to Hong Kong Island...

Published 09-Sep-2012 14:37 by Robyn Hamilton

Filed under: home, IBM Shenzhen china 2012, Saltie

Since I Took Office…

This morning, I read a science-themed question-and-answer session that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took part in. It covered such issues as: Energy, Food, The Environment, Health, Space, and so on; fourteen questions that covered the range of subjects...

Published 06-Sep-2012 19:16 by Donald Stewart

Filed under: New York, Energy, GE, PECS, Barack

So the other side of the internship, back in Scotland processing the whole summer, my last blog...

I wanted to write this blog before now, but in a way its worked out that I have more precise thoughts about the summer in Florida now due almost being home for two weeks with time to think. I cannot believe I felt like I had forever in St Petersburg at...

Published 03-Sep-2012 14:49 by Raymond Leadingham

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, USA, St Petersburg, Florida, Jabil Circuit, Scotland, Raymondnd Leadingham

Thanks for the memories, Houston...

So it may have been nearly 4 weeks since I last finished my internship with Wood Group! Forgive me though my life has been 100mph since then; just 12 hours after finishing the internship I was on a plane to California for 2 nights, then 1 night in Glasgow...

Published 28-Aug-2012 9:29 by Cameron Murray

Who Cares Wins

My last blog entry was titled “2011- A year with a lot to live up to”, so I thought it was about time I shared the journey I’ve been on since then. Between graduation, travelling around SE Asia, moving to London to work as a management...

Published 28-Aug-2012 8:51 by Claire Wilson

Filed under: Claire Wilson, CSR, Saltire Foundation Alumni, charity, Olympics, sport

Summer ends; a new era begins...

First of all, let me express my amazement upon defeating my inner temptation to begin with a clichéd “leaving on a jet plane” title (credence to a very unconventional summer!) As I fly back to bonny ol’ Scotland ensconced in my...

Published 24-Aug-2012 2:22 by Kirsten Meek

Filed under: summer, new era, thank you, WG PSN

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