Author Archives: Ashley Wells

January 29 It has been a LONG day to say the least. Last night, my roommates and I packed, blogged, wrote our final paper and stayed up basically all night for our flight at 8:30am! We left the hostel at 6:15am which is really pushing it for me. We said our goodbyes to the hostelContinue reading “Lets go Home!”

January 28 So today was our last full day here in Sweden which is so sad, but I’m ready to go home and see my family, friends and dogs! Its been such a memorable experience that I will have forever. Thank you for keeping up with my blog and coming with me on my journey!Continue reading “Last Day!”

January 27 Today was our last double business day and was honestly the most interesting and fun day I’ve had yet! We first travel to Braunability in high style on a nice coach bus they sent for us because it was about a 30 minute drive out of Gothenburg into the country side (which wasContinue reading “Bye Businesses”

January 26 Today was a very relaxing, low-key day. We were all very tired when we woke up this morning (at 11:30am) and really just wanted to lay in bed on this very gloomy and cold day in Gothenburg. BUT we only have three days left so we really wanted to make the most ofContinue reading “A Relaxing Sunday”

January 25 Today was our off day (FINALLY), we all needed a day off! We got up at 11:30am and didn’t leave the hostel until 12:30, we were very sleepy. Sam, Nicole, Robby, Cam and I all put on our shopping clothes and hit up the stores! We first went to Espresso House which isContinue reading “Shop Till Ya DROP”

January 24 It is currently 1am and I am doing great, I had an amazing day full of really fun meetings and fun with my friends. We got up at 8 and were out the door by 9 on our way to Valea which is a company known for technology and law. We met withContinue reading “Legal Talk, Saving the Earth, and Crepes”

January 23 Let me tell ya folks, I am VERY tired and am really just running on coffee all day at this point. All the companies we have been to have been very welcoming and have opened their coffee machines up to us while also serving Fika (which is the cinnamon roll looking pastry). TodayContinue reading “The Past and the Future”

January 22 Today was a LONG day but full of so many fun adventures. The first thing we did was go to Volvo. My roommate and I got up at 8:40 but were out the door by 9:30. From there we took about an hour trip to Volvo’s headquarters (I’ve been looking forward to thisContinue reading “Cars and Cooking”

January 21 Today we visited two companies called Qualisys and SKF. Both were very informative and I enjoyed listening in on their companies and how they do business. For the Qualisys visit, we listen to Magnus Holmquist who is the market area director and Helen Holmquist who is the marketing manager. Their mission is toContinue reading “Cameras and Bearings”

January 20 Today was the first company visit day. We went to Skapa which is a well known company for content marketing. Founded in 1996 and only a company of 9 employees, they work with their customers like CAT, Volvo, Skanska, and Hammer to build brand awareness for the companies by using advanced marketing techniquesContinue reading “We Mean Business”