Reflection on my two month internship in Ireland is very interesting to me. I ended up having more experiences in that time than I thought I would have which is one of my first takeaways.  The way the time passed for me while there was something I hadn’t experienced before. I found it quite strange…

When it comes to success in my internship, I have noticed some differences between what would be defined as success for me and what would be defined as success in the industry. I have gotten to see what a few different roles within the industry define as success and I will go over a few…

When I was preparing for my internship, improving my communication was one of my biggest goals. When I thought about improving my communication, however, I hadn’t considered the cultural differences between communicating in the States as opposed to communicating in Ireland. Before I talk about the communication differences I have observed in Ireland, I want…

Before I left on my internship , I didn’t understand what kind of leadership style I had. I wouldnt have considered myself a leader going into this experience so I did not have a concept of what a leadership style for me would look like. Though I still don’t know exactly what kind of leader…

Throughout my time in Ireland so far, learning has been one of my biggest goals. Most of the experience I have gained can be put into the context of skills. I hadn’t had a very strong understanding of what hard and soft skills were when I started, or how they would factor into my work,…

In my time in Ireland so far, the differences between living here and living in America were more prominent in my day to day than I originally expected. There are a few reasons why I expected Ireland to be pretty similar to America, and in some ways it is and other ways it isn’t. My…

I believe that my internship experience so far has given me a unique view on dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity. From the very beginning of my internship the time I was meant to arrive was not communicated well and I was there an hour to early. After that things remained uncertain but I have begun…

As of today my first whole week in Dublin is over. I have really enjoyed my time getting settled in and exploring Dublin. Having done a day trip to the Wicklow Mountains and Kilkenny I am excited to explore more of Ireland when I get the chance. I enjoyed the variety of activities we did…

Though I landed in Dublin almost 24 hours ago the time has flown by. Taking the AirCoach from Dublin Airport was an interesting experience as I had never ridden on a bus like that before. Having to buy a ticket and store my luggage under the bus was not something I had thought about needing…