This week was yet another great week in the office, but an even better week outside of the office. From an amazing alumni event held on Wednesday, which gave me a great opportunity to speak with Bucknell alumni who are now based in Singapore, to a trip to Bintan Island for the weekend, this week was easily one of my favorites of my semester abroad. In this blog, I am excited to talk about my two favorite highlights of my Bintan experience. On Friday morning, despite almost missing the bus due to me forgetting a handful of Indonesian cash I […]
This week was another work-heavy week, with unfortunately little adventure. Throughout the week, as a work update, I sat in to three introductory client calls, where the investment team at Good Startup, as well as me, had a near hour long conversation with each company in order to not only see if there operations fit alongside the mandate of investments, but to get a better sense for the management of the company. I personally have found these client calls to be the most vital part of my learning experience within this internship, as I am exposing myself to real conversation […]
This week was filled with even more exploration of Singapore. Firstly, Saturday marked my 21st birthday, which caused some great local celebration. On Friday night, a bunch of buddies and I returned back to the Newton Hawker Centre, my all-time favorite food market, to dig into some Michelin starred chicken wings as well as some dumplings. The food, yet again, hit the spot. To celebrate my birthday, a bunch of buddies and I went to the Marina Bay Sands building, where there is a beautiful restaurant and bar on the roof, or the boat, of the building. Alongside the restaurant […]
This week marked a tiring yet adventurous week in Singapore. Firstly, for a quick internship update, my work week consisted of 4 work-from-home days this week, a little more than anticipated. Largely due to travel plans that my supervisor and boss had towards the back end of the week, they decided it would be best for me to stay home and work remotely, which gave me a great opportunity to find an awesome coffee shop roughly 10 minutes away from the Orchard Park Suites, as well as working outside by the pool area. During the weekdays, I stuck to my […]
This week marked the first official full week that I have spent in Singapore. Despite having some crummy weather, as each day was filled with rain, overcast, and more rain, I still managed to experience some sunshine in the form of new experiences and discoveries. Firstly, I had my first week of my 8-week internship this week, which could not have started better. Working for a venture capital firm located in the central business district of Singapore not only makes me feel heavily immersed in the financial culture of the city-state, but has helped me to get to know the […]