A big black van zooming, swerving and just barely dodging other cars was my first experience with Italian transportation. It didn’t take long for my shuttle ride from the airport to shed light on differences of the driving here. An… Read More »Bridging the Transportation Differences
Munich Bike Tour When we arrived to Munich I was extremely exhausted from traveling throughout the entire night. The last thing I wanted to do was ride around on a bike for 3 and a half hours, but I can… Read More »Munich Bike Tour
Paragliding in the Bavarian Alps Today we took an hour long train ride to the beautiful town of Lenggries, Germany. Lenggries is a picturesque area surrounded by the Bavarian Alps. After arriving in Lenggries, our group met with our paragliding… Read More »Paragliding in the Bavarian Alps
Today was our second day of our Maymester in Munich. The group decided to take a tour of the BMW Museum here and as a car/motorcycle enthusiast I was beyond excited. We got to walk around the museum and look… Read More »BMW World
Today the group visited the concentration camp memorial site in Dachau, Germany. It was a very interesting experience, filled with many mixed emotions. We are starting to figure our way around the public transportation system by now, which is something… Read More »Dachau Concentration Camp
On Friday morning, after an hour long train ride into the Alps, our group reached what seemed to look like the inside of a Cuckoo clock. Being in the
On our second day of the trip, we started our morning at FCB Health. For those who are unaware, FCB Health is a pharmaceutical advertisement agency. The modernized and trendy workspace is enough to impress, but their actual projects are… Read More »A scavenger hunt at FCB Health
After visiting the Fox News Corporation headquarters today in New York City, I have seen a completely new aspect of broadcast journalism that is much more than simply reporting the news and wiring articles. Our generous host, Kelly Maguire, an alumna of… Read More »Behind the scenes of Fox News Corporation
On our first day in New York City we toured The Wall Street Journal and it was unbelievably fantastic and informative. The Journal is located in the News Corp. building, which also houses other news organizations such as Fox News. Sarah Rabil, a recruiter… Read More »Touring the award-winning Wall Street Journal
The Last day at the SXSW was incredible! I am leaving Austin feeling inspired, educated, scared, empowered, overwhelmed, excited, thoughtful, motivated, exhausted, and fulfilled. I am feeling all of the emotions. The last day at SXSW was spent attending… Read More »Last Day
On our last day here, I felt it was only right to stop by the Trade Expo. And what a decision that was! I met amazing vendors and found even better career opportunities. Plus, I even ran into a USC… Read More »SXSW Day 5!
I guess I’m moving to Austin! Our tour today of IBM was refreshing and innovating. First, seeing a company as large as IBM manage to successfully implement frameworks such as Agile was breathtaking. It really shows that company-wide change is… Read More »SXSW Day 4!
Before coming to SXSW, I knew very little about blockchain…but have learned so much in the last few days! My Monday started with a session on the future of farming, from wearable technology on the animals to using blockchain to… Read More »Blockchain for farming?
Today’s theme was : “The New Frontier”. I sat in a lecture about Variable fonts what they are, and how they are transforming the web and digital media. This lecture spoke to my Graphic Designer nerdiness. Most consumers don’t notice… Read More »“The New Frontier”
The short answer is yes. In China, they’re implementing a social credit system where if you do what are considered bad things, i.e. smoking, or jaywalking, they will ban you from doing certain things. Also, robots already exist that are… Read More »SXSW 3/11: Is Black Mirror Coming True?
With another day comes more adventure! It looked like the day would be full of rain, but we were instead greeted with fantastic temperatures and a nice wind chill. This paired perfectly for a day filled with walking. I sat… Read More »SXSW Day 3
I’m posting a day late as I was prioritizing the CIC Instagram takeover. If you aren’t following, go check it out (@UofSC_CIC)! I began my day with a walk to the Hilton in Austin where I attended pitch sessions for… Read More »Blockchain, Opioids, and an Expo?
I learned, saw, and did a lot of different things today, but everything had a theme – immersion. Today I realized that a huge theme today in our society is creating immersive experiences that leave an impact. I learned about… Read More »Immersive Experiences
Today was the day of activations — and if you’re anything like me, you didn’t even know what that word meant until today! Activations are essentially a form of advertising built around engaging consumers in the whole experience of a… Read More »Ready, Set, Activate!!
In the first session of the day, I learned about the integration of Artificial Intelligence into the world of journalism. While everyone is afraid that robots are going to take our jobs, that isn’t a concern, at least not for… Read More »The Future of Journalism and Fashion
Day Two (Saturday) started with a interesting and very real discussion about tackling the opioid epidemic using blockchain technology. The panel talked about taking back control of our data and using it to OUR benefit and only giving out what… Read More »Day 2: Saturday