As the old saying goes, "Manchester’s got everything except a beach."

I had the opportunity to attend two back-to-back internships in the UK. One was during the summer of 2018 with the help of another internship company and last summer of 2019 with CRCC Asia. While both were vastly different in both location and work environments I truly felt more taken care of with CRCC Asia. Everything from the process of obtaining a visa to being picked up at the airport, to receiving a fun weekly itinerary was very smooth and was provided seamlessly in advance. Once settled in the CRCC team quickly accommodated all of the interns (which have now become some of my best friends) into our living quarters and gave us a very well informed orientation of Manchester such as awesome tourist attractions and even some of the city's best-kept secrets. With an inspiring weekly commute through the city center, I took every opportunity I could to walk on foot and explore Manchester's industrialized historic parts as well as it's surrounding modern campus university. As for the internship itself, I have a great time exploring the corporate world of the fashion industry and was able to work directly under my supervisor who was the CEO where I was able to gain an incredible amount of knowledge that I would have definitely struggled to obtain anywhere else. One key takeaway that I learned while in Manchester without sounding too cliche is to really make the most out of every opportunity because it will be over before you know it.