Hi everyone! My name is Carlye Mitnick and I am a junior at the College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Marketing. I am from Wexford, Pennsylvania which is about 30 minutes North of Pitt. I’ve been a Pitt fan and going to Pitt football and basketball games ever since I…
Category: Plus3 2019
Korea in the Eyes of a Memphian
Hello! My name is Halima Morafa and I am a freshman in the Swanson School of Engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering. This summer I will be partaking in the Plus 3 Korea study abroad program. I am from Memphis, TN and was raised in a very culture cultivated environment. My parents are Nigerian and British…
Dublin, here I come!
Hi, my name is Jordan Haberman and I am a junior in the College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh. I am majoring in Accounting and Business Information Systems, but planning on pursuing Accounting and eventually getting my CPA after graduating. I’m from Pittsburgh, PA, living only about 20-25 minutes from the city…
PHX to PIT to ICN: Even Further From Home
Hello! My name is Jefferson Boothe and I am glad that you have found your way to my blog following my incredible experiences to come in South Korea. But before we can get into the exciting details to come, it seems an introduction would be appropriate. I grew up in the Valley of the Sun…
Smart Systems in South Korea
Hello! My name is Chris Paladino, and I am a freshman in the Swanson School of Engineering here at the University of Pittsburgh. I was born and raised about 4 hours away in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where I live with my mom, dad, and younger brother. While growing up I was always involved in sports, which…
A Journey Awaits In South Korea
Hello, I am Calvin Spiteri, a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. I am pursuing majors in Finance and Business Information Systems with a certificate in Data Analytics. During my first year, I have been an active student in and outside the classroom. Academically, I spend most of my time in Sennott Square or the…
Ciao Milan!
Hi everyone! My name is Paige Bobka and I am a current freshman in the school of Business Administration here at the University of Pittsburgh. Being in the business school has allowed me the flexibility to explore a variety of different academic disciplines and helped me shape what I want to study. I am hoping…
Buscando por las empeñadas
Hola todos, my name is Hongyou Chen and the following is an introduction about me personally, academically and professionally. I hope this will give you a better insight into my life. To start off personally, My actual name is Hongyou but most if not all my friends and family call me Andy. This is because…
Off To Italy!
Ciao! My name is Meara Murphy, and I am an aspiring environmental engineer at the University of Pittsburgh! I come from a notoriously snowy city in our country, Buffalo, NY, where I live with my parents and my two sisters. Some of my hobbies include skiing and cooking. At Pitt, I am involved with the…
Journey to Korea!
Hello! My name is Sayuri Padmanabhan and am a rising sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. Still a little undecided but I plan to major in marketing and finance, minor in chemistry, and get a certificate in data analytics. Quite soon I’ll be on my way to South Korea and and am incredibly excited to…
¡Bienvenidos a Argentina!
Hey everyone! My name is Elgin Meadors, and I am currently finishing up my freshman year at the University of Pittsburgh. This summer, I will be traveling abroad to Buenos Aires, Argentina. With this being my second summer in a row traveling abroad, I’m hoping this experience is just as memorable as the last. Now,…
Pronta per Italia!
Ciao! My name is Lia Franco. I am the eldest of my parent’s three daughters and part of an enormous, close extended family from Spain and Portugal. I am currently studying bioengineering on the cellular track and plan to minor in chemical engineering and chemistry. At Pitt, I am a volunteer for Breakthrough Pittsburgh and…
Hopefully Going To Milan Will Teach Me How To Dress Nicer
Hello there! My name is Garret Clauser and I’m a Freshman at the University of Pittsburgh studying Marketing and Film and Media Studies. A little background on myself, I was born in San Antonio, Texas (which if you ask me is a pretty cool place to be born so I like to flex it) but…
Counting Down to Vietnam
Hello everyone! My name is Anna Workosky, and I am a freshman in the Swanson School of Engineering here at the University of Pittsburgh. I plan to pursue a degree in chemical engineering with a focus in pharmaceuticals and a possible minor in either neuroscience or economics. With my degree, I hope to work in…
Sightseeing with Sarah
Hello! I’m Sarah Dapper and I am a freshman in the College of Business Administration. My intended majors as of now are marketing and psychology. There is a possibility that I pursue a minor in economics as well but this may change as I discover what I enjoy with some more classes. I am also…
Off to Italy!
Hi! My name is Ashley DeStefano and I am currently ending my freshman year at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a bioengineering student and plan to pursue the cellular track leading to a career in tissue engineering. Along with my bioengineering major I am minoring in chemistry. I have always loved to build things…
Pasta La Vista USA
Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth Good, and I am a freshman in the Swanson School of Engineering here at the University of Pittsburgh. I am majoring in Industrial Engineering. I am from the typical “right outside of Philly” in a town called Warrington. I am an only child, but I have a yellow lab…
Dreams to Reality, A Journey to Ireland
Dia Dhaoibh! My name is Keith Lundberg, I’m a Non-traditional Student at Pitt Business, currently pursuing an Accounting Degree and a Certificate in Business Analytics. When I graduate in December 2020, I plan to sit for the CPA exams and enter the realm of Public Accounting, with dreams of eventually practicing on an international level….
Plus3 Vietnam: Introductory Blog Post
Greetings folks, I’m Joe Galante, a freshman in Pitt business majoring in Business Information Systems. Outside of my schoolwork, I’m on the business team of Pitt’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers, where we build a formula racing car from scratch, race it, then market it in a mock professional sales pitch to investors. Outside of…
Argentina Here I Come!
Hi there, my name is Tommy Camino and I am a rising sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh! I’m from Wexford, Pennsylvania right outside of Pittsburgh so I like to consider myself a “yinzer”. I am currently a student at the College of Business Administration at Pitt, planning on pursuing majors in Marketing and Supply…