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Budapest (Left), Barcelona (Center), Cinque Terre: Vernazza (Right) Last semester, I studied abroad at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. During my time abroad, I traveled around Italy to cities such as Rome, Florence, Venice, Sicily (Catania & Palermo), Bologna, and Cinque Terre. I also visited Hungary, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Malta, the Czech…
What a great feeling it is to be back at Babson! The last nine months have been an adventure, to say the least! As you may remember, I was lucky to spent five wonderful months during my spring semester, studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain. I will reminisce more about my study abroad experiences in my…
As college students we are always on the lookout for the next big adventure. We want to make lasting memories so that when we graduate, we can look back on our college experience and know for certain that it was a great one. One great adventure that Babson not only offers but heavily promotes is having…
Hello everyone, My name is Atiya Sharmin and I am currently a rising senior. I am concentrating in finance and have been interested in investment banking ever since I entered the Youth About Business program, an investment banking educational program offered to high school students. Courses such as MCE, OEM and MCFE allowed me to…
I went into the summer determined to fill these three months with interesting and exciting opportunities. When I found out about the Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change competition I jumped on it and submitted an application. The competition challenged young adults to share an idea for sparking change in their communities or around the world. Having…
During Spring Break, I had the pleasure of spending my time in Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. As part of the offshore course, our group examined the economic and business environment within the Southern Cone. We spoke with various businesses and professionals who helped to illuminate the historical economic chaos which Latin America has…
I knew since freshman year that I wanted to study abroad in Italy. Bocconi University’s renowned business program in Milan turned out to be the best fit for me. So far I have been in Milan for a month and I am absolutely in love with its culture, food, and people. Here are…
Although I am LOVING Spanish food (tapas, paella, gazpacho, Spanish omelets, etc) I miss American food–or food that I can get in America. Before I arrived in Barcelona, my sister and two other friends who have studied in Barcelona all told me that I “HAD TO” try Bo-de-B. Wow! Bo-de-B is amazing. It is easily…
On Monday night, I had my first class for an offshore course titled Regional Economies: Prospects and Tensions in Latin America. At Babson, we have a wide array of study abroad options which include offshores; a class which is typically taken during summer, winter, or spring break in which students get to travel to a…
…and this time, it wasn’t a dream! Since January 7th, I’ve been living and studying in Seville, Spain. First off, let me provide a quick introduction. My name is Sarah Yim, and I’m a Social Media Ambassador at Babson, current junior (I still can’t believe how time flies!) concentrating in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Massachusetts native,…
