From Pittsburgh to Dublin

My name is Leah Reyes, and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh pursuing a dual degree in Finance and Business Information Systems with a minor in Economics. This summer, I have the incredible opportunity to participate in the University of Pittsburgh’s International Internship Program in Dublin, Ireland. Over the next eight…

PIT, PHL, DUB

Hi! My name is Kate Viereck and I am heading to Dublin, Ireland this summer as part of the Pitt Business International Internship Program. I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Finance and Supply Chain Management with a minor in Economics. I came into college knowing I wanted to work in…

Life Leading up to Dublin

Hello! My name is Stella Cisick and I am a rising senior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. I am currently double majoring in Environmental Studies and Political Science with the goal of heading to law school post-graduation. Some general background about me is that I am the youngest of four children and…

One Introduction, One Flight, One Summer in Dublin

Hello! My name is Angelina Mora, but I like to go by Angie. I am 19 years old and currently starting my third year at the University of Pittsburgh! I am from Westfield, New Jersey which is about 40 mins Southwest of New York City. At the University of Pittsburgh I am a Professional Communications…

*Ring* Dublin is Calling

Hi! My name is Katherine Bortel and I am a rising junior this upcoming school year at the University of Pittsburgh. I am currently studying Psychology, and plan on continuing my studies post-undergrad in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Last semester, I found myself scrolling through Pitt’s Global Experience opportunities and came across a couple that piqued my…

Final Blog Post

Post-Trip – Conclusion Prompt: Describes the growth you see in yourself personally, academically, and professionally. Identifies the takeaways from your program and how you plan to bring them to Pitt and in your future career Over the course of 8 weeks, I lived in Dublin, Ireland, working an international internship as well as exploring the city…

Post Dublin – My Recap

I have now been back home in the United States for two weeks, and if I were to say that I did not miss Ireland a little bit, I would be lying. It is truly hard to express in words how great an experience I had while abroad, and the number of opportunities that I…

Week 8 – Last Week in Dublin

First off, I would like to start by apologizing for the extremely late publication of this blog post. I thought I had completed all of my blogs except for my last blog, but I was mistaken. Along with this, I also answered the week 8 question on my week 7 blog, so that I will…

Do it Scared

Since returning home from Dublin, the biggest emotion I’ve felt is gratitude. As I was at the airport with my friend Shwetha, I noticed that she wasn’t upset, but was rather hopeful and in awe of the experience we had. As she repeatedly said, “Oh, look at the places we’ve been”, I felt myself inching…