{"id":3676,"date":"2016-03-08T16:41:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T21:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2022-10-11T20:06:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:06:52","slug":"vicky-liao-london-internship-management-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/2016\/03\/08\/vicky-liao-london-internship-management-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Vicky Liao \u2013 London Internship \u2013 Management Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Vicky

Vicky at Big Ben<\/p><\/div>\n

Interned in accounting and finance at the Crowne Plaza’s London Docklands on the London Internship Program in fall 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Internship: <\/strong>\u00a0I interned at Crowne Plaza London Docklands\u2019 Accounts Department. Every day I posted credit, commissions and remittance invoices on Crowne Plaza\u2019s internal server for payment processing\/documentation. Additionally, I\u00a0collected cash from all hotel cashiers to verify the amount matched with what was reported. I also checked daily credit card reconciliations to ensure zero variance on the balance sheet.<\/p>\n

I Learned: <\/strong>From this experience, I learned both cooking and how to adapt to a country with a\u00a0different culture. It was difficult in the beginning because the London campus was not as big and convenient as the BU campus. It was hard to find food and stores near to\u00a0the London campus. One cultural difference I found was that most British don\u2019t like to stock up on\u00a0groceries the way that most Americans do. Instead, they prefer to buy groceries every day or every other day. Eventually,\u00a0I started to get used to it and buy supplies at the grocery store in\u00a0the train station every day after work.<\/p>\n

Hardest Part<\/strong>: The hardest part for me was finding time\u00a0to focus on studying. I had my internship,\u00a0and I wanted\u00a0to spend weekends travelling to other places. As a result,\u00a0it was hard for me to keep my mind focused on studying because traveling and my internship used up most of my energy.<\/p>\n

Best Part:\u00a0<\/strong>Traveling to other cities in UK and to other European countries were the best experiences ever. It was great to see all those places and learn about their cultures.<\/p>\n

My Tips:<\/strong> If you are planning to travel a lot, then plan it way ahead of time and be aware of the timing of your courses. Also,\u00a0I took the course AH381. It was a London Architecture and Urbanism class. It was the best class I had in London because the class was half lecture and half field trip. In this class, I\u00a0learned a lot about London’s history and got to go to many famous attractions. I would definitely recommend this class to students who are interesting in learning more about London.<\/p>\n\n\t\t