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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m half way through the semester and through the internship. In retrospect, I think I\u2019ve accomplished a lot so far. At the beginning, I didn\u2019t have any idea what to expect. I wasn\u2019t sure if the office would be like in Chicago where everyone is business formal, or business casual. I didn\u2019t know how serious the staff would be, if they\u2019d be friendly, and actually help me build career skills. There is such a stigma towards business interns where we\u2019re known for getting people coffee, filing, and essentially doing grunt work. This being said, I expected the worst. I\u2019ve never had an internship before and I wasn\u2019t familiar with the work-life in Italy. I\u2019ve only heard that in Italy people are a lot more laid back, so I had no clue what it would be like here. The most interesting aspect of this internship is the staff because they\u2019re really open and give constructive criticism. It is incredibly helpful. My least favorite aspect is the commute. It\u2019s a twenty-minute walk to the train, fifteen-minute train ride, and then a ten-minute walk. Two euros a day, three days a week is no fun. I understand how to use MeetEdgar, I better understand how to schedule posts on social media to reach a wider audience, and I understand how much dedication it takes to market. During this semester I had the hardest time getting used to the work, school, life, balance. Now, it isn\u2019t so bad. All I had to do was get used to the routine by staying consistent. Interning in Marketing reflects what I\u2019ve done in my marketing courses because I\u2019ve constantly got to be thinking about who my target market is, what content they\u2019re looking for, and how to use that to sell a product. Beyond the job itself though, I personally wanted to prove to myself that I was capable of doing something I had no experience doing. So, here I am doing it. I think by the end of this internship, the most rewarding part is going to be the fact that I got through it. I never thought my first job would be in Italy so that still amazes me. It is difficult, but I\u2019d recommend going through this internship to anyone.<\/p>\n
Spring break came around just in time. I truly needed it. My friend Cat and I went to London and it was the best city I’ve ever been to. Our hostel was above a pub and they had free breakfast. We met the nicest people who took us to some clubs and pubs and talked to us about the difference in cutlure in the UK vs the US. It was hysterical. It was such a relief to be in a city where transportation works and people speak English. We went on a slide in Stratford London that was literally the height of the statue of liberty. Afterwards, we went to Paris and Versailles. Not as fun, my friend got mugged in front of the Louvre. On the bright side, I met up with 3 friends from Chicago that I really missed, one of which studies in Paris. We went to a club with a ball pit.\u00a0 A piece of home is what I needed to pull me through the rest of this semester.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m half way through the semester and through the internship. In retrospect, I think I\u2019ve accomplished a lot so far. At the beginning, I didn\u2019t have any idea what to expect. I wasn\u2019t sure if the office would be like in Chicago where everyone is business formal, or business casual. I didn\u2019t know how serious … <\/p>\n