It is Monday morning here in Dublin–in fact, the second-to-last Monday morning left on this two-month period in Dublin. I am leaving in just a little under two weeks, which is definitely hard to believe. This past week has been yet another busy work week in the office, and aside from work, I am trying…
Category: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Cultural Norms and Differences
I’ve definitely noticed a difference in communication style. Luckily, I haven’t had any major miscommunications because of it, but I did have one somewhat funny miscommunication. It was the end of the day, and I was getting ready to leave work when my boss asked me about how I get home and what metro…
Communication in Ireland
This past week has been very long and tiring for me. I am starting to get a bit burned out from working and all the activities I have been fitting in every weekend, so I have been quite tired recently. Over the weekend, I took a trip to Galway and the Cliffs of Moher. This…
Touring Prague with the Locals
I enjoyed this weekend in Prague, which was my first time traveling outside of Berlin. It was important for me to get out because our company had a big energy conference that we had been working hard on, and when it finished up on Saturday afternoon I took a bus directly to Prague. I was…
Learning useful skills
The transferable or “soft skills” I have developed during the program are hands down some of the things I most value from this experience. One of the things I wanted to develop during my time here was independence and becoming more self-sufficient. On a day-to-day level I can definitely notice a difference compared to when…
Down Under, Yet Over the Moon!
Being blessed with the incredible opportunity to live in and explore Sydney for six weeks has been life changing. Australia has always held the number one spot on my travel list and now I am finally living my childhood dream. Although I had a strong intuition I would fall in love with the nature, I…
Reflection Week
I had such a busy weekend last weekend, where I went to three different cities in two days, that I really did not feel like doing anything spectacular like the week before. Instead, I opted to just explore the nearby area of our hotel. I hadn’t been able to do that yet because I spent…
Leadership in Dublin
This weekend I have been very busy continuing to explore Ireland. On Friday after work, I went to visit my Aunt in Mullingar. I was also able to spend the rest of the day with my family whom I don’t get to see very often. We went out to a family dinner and it was…
Learning different skills in a different country
This past week was a heavier work week for me because there was a stronger focus on outreach events. On Monday, I went to Technical University for a plastic awareness event. It was a collection of many academics and organization heads from all over Berlin. I couldn’t understand the lectures because it was all in…
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