{"id":822,"date":"2013-05-06T14:02:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T18:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=822"},"modified":"2022-10-11T20:09:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:09:29","slug":"simon-you-london-internship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/2013\/05\/06\/simon-you-london-internship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon You, Dublin Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/dublin_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-824\" title=\"Dublin 1\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/dublin_1-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/dublin_1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/dublin_1-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/dublin_1-705x386.jpg 705w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/dublin_1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Interned in the venture capital field, Spring 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I Learned: <\/strong>I learned that it&#8217;s pretty difficult to break into venture, so working at a venture capital firm abroad really increased my understanding of how that industry worked. I also learned more about the country of Ireland and its amazing culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comparing\/Contrasting My Work Experiences:\u00a0<\/strong>One difference was that the businesses in Ireland had more casual hours; they also have a big tea culture. Other than that and their cool accents, I found the businesses to be rather similar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardest Part:\u00a0<\/strong>The hardest part of my experience was getting adjusted in the beginning of the program. I didn&#8217;t know many people, but that soon changed as the classes and field trips started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Part:<\/strong>\u00a0The best part of my experience was the traveling. Ireland&#8217;s a small island, so I got to see a lot. I traveled to Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland, and Western Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-825\" title=\"Dublin_2\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/05\/Dublin_2-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interned in the venture capital field, Spring 2013 I Learned: I learned that it&#8217;s pretty difficult to break into venture, so working at a venture capital firm abroad really increased my understanding of how that industry worked. I also learned more about the country of Ireland and its amazing culture. 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