College Study Abroad Blog

Did you know, of the 6,900 languages that exist around the world today, Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken? An estimated 1 billion people are native Mandarin speakers –...keep reading

Week 8+ 8/5-8/11 Looking back & Looking ahead... Getting out of Shanghai was an adventure. I ended up getting stranded at the airport for a bit as a typhoon made...keep reading

Did you know Shanghai was originally a fishing village? It’s now one of the biggest financial centers in the world and home to over 28 million people. Shanghai boasts a...keep reading

Week 7 (7/29-8/4) Beginning of the End Hey y'all I'm back with one of my last updates as the program begins to come to a close! This week it really...keep reading

Week 6 (7/22-7/28) Busy Week! Hi all, back here with another update as week 6 comes to an end! First I wanted to say, to anyone reading my blog who...keep reading

Week 5 (7/15-7/21) Excursions & Outings Hi all! Back on here with a quick update on how things are going in Shanghai. Last week I mentioned I was planning on...keep reading

Week 4 (7/8-7/14) Time Flies! By the end of this week, I'll be nearing the midway point in my internship, time really goes by quickly when you're constantly learning and...keep reading

Week 3 (7/1-7/7) Week Three: Week three was pretty eventful! There were new activities both at the company I'm interning at and also extra-curriculars with CIEE which pretty much kept...keep reading

Week Two (6/24-6/30) Internship first Impressions: Another week completed, but somehow it feels like it's been longer than a week! By now I've met all the founders at the company...keep reading

Shanghai (6/16-6/24) About Me: Hello all! I'm a senior from UCSD studying International Business and I'll be in Shanghai this summer for the Global Internship program. I speak English and...keep reading