Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Intro and University of Dreams!

Hi everyone!! My name is Danielle and I am currently doing a marketing internship for Dennis Publishing over in London, England! Before I start talking about my internship, I just wanted to tell you all a little bit about myself and how I found this amazing internship!
I'll be starting my fifth year this fall at UWEC and I am majoring in Business Administration with a minor in International Business. A few years ago I studied abroad in Winchester, England and ever since then I knew I wanted to come back and when I found out that I could do an international internship for my minor, I jumped at the chance to do my internship back in England. That's where the University of Dreams came in.
I was really struggling trying to find a internship in London on my own so when I heard about the University of Dreams I decided to check it out. At first glance it may not interest you but I definitely recommend looking into the University of Dreams, ESPECIALLY if you want to do an international internship. There is one big lump sum that may seem like a lot at first but when you take into consideration that they take care of all your housing and basic living expenses, it is definitely worth it! For example, my housing, work visa (approx. $1000), food and transportation around London is all paid for by the UofD. (just for travel in London, it would have cost me more than $200 a month if I would have paid for it myself!) But most importantly, they offer 99% internship placement, and their internships are good, quality internships with very reputable companies. They offer internships in almost every field from finance to fashion to marketing. I now see what everyone means when they say how great internships are for learning purposes. I have been interning at Dennis for a week now and I have already learned so much but I'll save that for my next blog!
UofD also gives its students a chance to go around and explore their internship cities (or in my case, country!) in the form of weekend activities. Here in London we have a bus tour, day trips to Stonehenge, Bath, Brighton, dinner cruise down the Thames, and a weekend trip to Paris, all which are already paid for in the lump sum I talked about earlier.
So as you can tell I have nothing but great things to say about the UofD because without them there is a very good chance I would not be where I am right now!
So I'll end the blog by saying if anyone has any questions about the University of Dreams or London, feel free to email me or comment on my blog! I'll be checking it daily and blogging at least two times a week!
See ya next time! :)