To London with SASSE
By Ben Morton, Williams College '19 / Early this semester, I was lucky enough to be accepted by the Student Association at SSE to participate in a special trip, London Investment Banking Week. I and 29 other students at SSE traveled to London and spent a few hours each day visiting different investment banks and asset managing firms across the city.
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An Intern Abroad
By Rachel Dawson, Hamilton College / To my great surprise the work culture I have experienced has been like nothing I’ve seen in the United States. I have had the opportunity to participate in a number of meetings with partners and clients, which have involved traveling throughout Stockholm with my boss to visit different businesses.
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Magical Gotland
By Charlotte Jones, Colby College '19 / Before coming to Sweden, I had never dreamed of seeing a Viking shield, let alone an entire Viking city. The bus ride from the airport to the walled city of Visby was barely twenty minutes, but those twenty minutes took us from the modern familiarities of the twentieth century back to the remnants of the medieval era.
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From the Departures Gate of Arlanda Airport
By Amelia Poole, Colgate University '18 / I’ve revisited this journal many times in the four months that I’ve been home in America, hoping to always cling to how I felt during my time in Stockholm: immensely independent, welcome, supported, and respected. There is an attitude to the city that’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced—a sort of regard for others, their comfort, and their personal space that left me feeling consistently safe and well taken care of.
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