This week gave us a front row seat to a few very different kinds of tourism in Donegal, and it’s made me think a lot harder about what it actually takes for a visitor to become an economic asset instead of just a pass by. The Downings Festival felt like the clearest win for the…

Through the course of the following days (Friday & Saturday), we have hiked, walked, taken loads of photos, and overall enjoy the stunning views of various locations such as the Doe Castle, Horn Head, Sliabh Liag Cliffs, etc. But during our visits seeing the Giant’s Causeway, we’ve had minor difficulties with the weather conditions, there…

Today for our trip brought us from Derry to Carrigart! Our entire group boarded our designated bus and after an hour or two, we finally arrived to Carrigart. During the first forty minutes we stopped at the Grianan of Alieach, it is this ancient hilltop stonefort said to be made for royal Irish kings, located…

Today we continue our travelling, spending our final morning here in Belfast then headed to Derry! It was around an hour before we stopped at the Giant’s Causeway, it was a magnificent scenery, the ocean was just beautiful to see. Although it was a bit foggy and raining slightly, it still was a gorgeous view….

After spending 25 hours awake from the airport to a full day of fun activities and tour visiting, it has been a bit exhausting to say the least. But nonetheless, I really enjoyed my first day here in Ireland. Firstly, I noticed how much the air quality drastically changed, it feels much more refreshing than…

As our two weeks in Pittsburgh come to a close, it is bittersweet to know that I’ve learned so much in a matter of little time I had here. I’ve learned to navigate through campus quickly, which hours are the busiest for Starbucks, what food places take panther funds, managing blog prompts/case studies while also…

This afternoon our group had back to back talked with two speakers who ended up complementing each other more than I expected. First we headed to the F.N.B. Stadium to meet with Kris Brown, the director of Promotions and Entertainment for the Riverhounds, Kris walked us through a lot of the behind the scenes side…

After many classes with Ray throughout the course of two weeks, our entire Haller group had to take a two hour exam today. It was pretty hard to grasp on first sight, but after the first question, the final two questions were pretty easy to write. After our exam, we headed on down to the…