Hello everyone. The third person that I interviewed for my networking component of the program was a JET program Coordination for International Relations (CIR) in the neighboring prefecture of Ibaraki. I met him through a school trip with the Middlebury School in Japan (the exchange program I am part of in ICU, Tokyo) and decided […]
Japan: Networking Meeting #2
The second person I interviewed was a person who had graduated from my high school network, United World Colleges (UWC), was from Japan and after studying university abroad in the UK decided to go back to work in his home country, Japan. He also works for the big four (Deloitte, PwC, Ernst& Young and KPMG) […]
Japan: Networking Meeting #1
While I was working for JOIN during my internship I was at a 10 story building with many different companies. One day after work, I was on the elevator with another person who approached me and asked me what I was doing in the building. After explaining that I was working at JOIN, she explained […]
Shanghai Blog Post #9: Reporting the News, Experiencing the Culture*
While Shanghai may seem to revolve around business and consumerism, there is plenty of action going on behind the scenes. In addition to the people introducing new products and holding big events, there are those who lay the groundwork for these developments and later convey their impact to the rest of the world. As a […]
Shanghai Blog Post #8: Business trip to Hangzhou!
A few weeks ago, my former intern boss, Gary Wang (interviewed in blog post #3) contacted me, asking if I wanted to meet with an industry friend. “She’s an HR Director in a leading industry innovator company,” he said. “Sounds great!” I replied. Little did I realize that the friend worked in Hangzhou, not in […]
Shanghai Blog Post #7: How to Do Business in China
Let’s face it: a lot of people move to China for a career in the corporate world. Since China’s opening in the late 20th century, private businesses have been gaining stronger positions in the economy, leading many expats and Chinese natives to pursue corporate careers. Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with two Wellesley […]
Translation Project
My main project during the semester at my internship has been making an English version of a book produced by IGSR. The book is an illustrated children’s book called 북극곰이 파래요 (The Polar Bear is Blue). The book was produced to deliver the moral of embracing differences and living together in harmony, and brings the […]
Shanghai Blog Post #6: Avengers Mania!
If you thought the Avengers was only big in the US, you should really come to China. The recent release of Avengers: Endgame has exploded at the box office, taking in $330 million in the first weekend alone, which is right on the tail of North America’s $357 million opening. During its first five days, […]
Korea: Networking Meeting #4
The fourth person I interviewed is doing linguistics research at Yonsei University and teaching while working on his PhD dissertation. I wanted to interview him because I am majoring in Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences and wanted to learn more about linguistics research. In linguistics he is most interested in grammar, specifically morphology. He is currently […]
Korea: Networking Meeting #3
My third interview was with a culture and content planner at a company that creates lectures and programs aimed toward people who want to achieve various goals. She became interested in creating this type of content after attending a lecture that exceeded her expectations and really helped her sort through some difficulties in her life. […]