I cannot believe I am writing about our LAST IBEA Weekend! Every semester, we have one designated weekend when our cohort gets away from school, assignments, and everything else to spend time together. In Germany, we went to the Black Forest. In the U.S., we went to North Myrtle Beach. In Singapore, we traveled to Besar Island in Johor, Malaysia. And for our fourth and final IBEA Weekend, we traveled to Resende, Brazil! This semester, we only have one Brazilian student in our

One of the biggest takeaways from this semester was that I found so much more clarity about my interests and future career aspirations. Like I've mentioned in previous blogs, every semester in the IBEA program includes an international consulting project. This semester, I genuinely loved my project and all of my classes. I left Singapore feeling more confident than ever about what kinds of work excite me and where I could see myself in the future. I attended ESSEC Business Sc

Welcome back to my blog! Before starting my next semester abroad in Singapore this time, I want to recap my fall semester at the University of South Carolina! 2025 felt like two separate years. January to June looked completely different from June to December. As soon as I arrived back in the States, I visited lots of family and went back to working as an undergraduate advising assistant at the Darla Moore School of Business. It took some time to adjust back to the U.S. pace

Last semester ended so fast and I never got the opportunity to properly sit down, write, and reflect on Brazil and my IBEA journey. So...