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Rome Internships, Spring 2012
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Joseph Barnes – The only source of knowledge is experience
The only source of knowledge is experience. (Albert Einstein)
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Samantha Bos – Final Thoughts on an Awesome Internship
This past Friday was my last day of my internship and now that I have finished I am looking back at all that I have learned and all my experiences and I must say that choosing to do an internship is one of the best decisions I made while here in Rome.
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Alexia Couture – A very unique story to tell everyone
Studying abroad has been a wonderful experience full of new challenges that have taught me about myself and about a new culture. However, my experience has been set apart from most others’ experiences.
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Silvia Magana – Buon lavoro!
Ciao a tutti! My name is Silvia Magana and I’m from Westchester County, New York and I’m studying at Ithaca College.
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Carly Pizzitola (Social Action in Rome) – Best Buddies Italia
While in Rome for the semester I wanted to somehow make a difference, I just didn’t know how to do that in less than four months. I didn’t speak the language and I didn’t have any networks here, I didn’t know how I was going to make this happen. I found out that IES offered [...]
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Joanie Vasiliadis – 0.Introduction: interning in Rome
We live in Rome, we study in Rome, and thanks to the IES Internship Program, we work in Rome too! So what does interning in a foreign city entail? How are we making an impact in an entirely new workforce? What type of projects do we receive? Where are we working? What have we learned? [...]
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Natasha Peavy (Social Action in Rome) – Why volunteer?
If you had asked me at the beginning of my study abroad semester, “why volunteer?” I might have given you an answer like this: “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Volunteer because it’s good for your soul and it’s good for the world… Everybody [...]
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Joanie Vasiliadis – 1. University in Italy
To begin our studies on the Italian school system, we took time to discuss higher education. Being that we are a group of American college students, we began with a reflection on higher education in America, and listened to presentations from our peers about their respective universities at home. Generally, those who shared their stories [...]
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Joanie Vasiliadis – 2. The Italian school system
The differences in education between Italy and the US exist not only on the university level. Of the 20 interns, six work in various schools throughout the city. Having been placed in a high school myself, I can tell you that the Italian education system is drastically different than the system I experienced in the [...]
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Joanie Vasiliadis – 3. The Italian Labor Market
If you’ve read my previous posts, you know that I was first very taken back by the differences between Italian and American education systems. Thus when learning about the Italian labor market, I wasn’t too surprised to find it to be completely different from that of the United States. Many of the IES interns work [...]
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Joanie Vasiliadis – 4. Conclusion: towards global citizenship
Looking back on my semester in Rome, I’m so grateful for not only my internship placement but also the internship seminar for opening my eyes to a different culture. Born and raised in the United States, I’ve only truly been exposed to one education system and one labor market. Before coming to Rome, I thought [...]
