This morning, our entire group (all ten of us) ventured for a tour of the Hill District with Terri Baltimore, and I have to say, it might have been one of the most eye opening mornings I’ve had here throughout my time here in Pittsburgh so far. I went in not knowing much about the…
Author: Marina Soria
Practice for Carrigart – Tour visit to Connellsvile
Today we got to drive over an hour to go visit Connellsvile, Pennsylvania! I slept on the way there and the way back and wow it felt amazing to sleep some more. But with the days passing by, and the presentation in Ireland coming closer as time passes, I’m getting a bit anxious for the…
Exploring a New Neighborhood – The Strip District
Today’s activity was a bit of an adventure for my team, we travelled to the Strip District by bus, and we’re still trying to get the hang of how to get off at your designated stop, but we ended up in the right location! The reason why we travelled to the Strip District today is…
Breaktime! Weekend Reset and Fun Activities.
After being here for a full five days, we have the weekend to relax, do some exciting activities, and still learning on and on. Beginning on Saturday, we have an easy start, our entire group went to go see the St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church and its Murals made by Maxo Vanka, he painted them…
Project Bumps, Getting back On Our Feet
Today, we had a meeting with Erin who is the Ireland Site Director for AllPeopleBeHappy, and it went mediocre with what our team had to propose. We came in thinking we were prepared with questions to ask her, and we did not after all. My team learned that introducing ourselves to a client, especially with…
New Opportunities, Thinking for the Next Steps
This is day three of my blog post! Slowly, our team is progressing and communicating to fully ensure our project will be successful. Today we learned about the Honors College track, and the World of Global Business Programs, they both served as interesting, and reliable paths for Panther students to connect and obtain benefits! With…
Adjusting to New Environments – First, Pittsburgh!
It is currently day 2 of my Haller Global Honors Fellowship program, and I have to say that I’ve experienced almost every emotion during this new part of my life. I’ve felt super eager to explore the city of Pittsburgh and the campus since it is my first time setting foot in this place. But…
Soloing a Program – Starting Fresh in Pittsburgh to Ireland
Hi! my name is Marina and this is one of my first ever blog posts here so to me this is very exciting. I live in San Antonio Texas, but originally from Minnesota. I have an older sister who is a rising senior in college, the most loving; caring but college driven parents, and a…

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