During the work week I spent much more time venturing out into the city, finding third spaces I could work from. This was much nicer than sitting at home all day, especially when I did not have as many meetings I had to call into. I found a couple cute coffee shops. They helped me…

This past week was definitely the most productive one I have had since starting my internship. On Monday, I was able to meet the entire team for the first time over zoom. It felt great to be able to talk to people during the day rather than just over email. I now feel much more…

In my second week at my internship, I feel much more settled and comfortable with the work I am taking on. I had more of a variety in tasks this week. I started off the week doing the same as the week before- searching for stakeholder organization in the current research project.  Once I was…

My first week of work surprisingly did not feel too long (probably because I only had a three-day work week.)  My supervisor, Peggy, was unable to meet up on Tuesday due to an illness and since my work is remote, I didn’t have anything I could do for the company. Instead, I took some time to…

This week I had a great time getting introduced to Dublin. I arrived on University College Dublin’s campus on Monday morning after a long travel day to be met with a couple more hours of waiting around for my room to be ready. While it was less than ideal, it gave me the opportunity to…

Hey y’all! I’m Madeline Sherk, a rising senior at Pitt who will be spending my summer interning in Dublin with the International Internship Program. I am a dual psychology and gender, sexuality, and women’s studies major planning to pursue a career in the fields of social psychology research or clinical work. After graduating from Pitt,…