Hello from a hotel in Dublin! In the weeks since my beloved program in Dublin ended, I have been traveling around Europe with my sister Tirzah. She met me in Dublin, and we’ve since traveled to Barcelona, Venice, and Paris, spending a few days in each city! We’ve now returned to Dublin, where we will…
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Post Trip, 2 Weeks After Dublin
Hi everyone, welcome back to my final blog entry! As I’m writing this I’m officially back in the United States. Before I left for this abroad experience I had read other people’s blogs to get a better understanding of what other people’s experience had been like and I thought to myself “leaving my host country…
Finale
It’s hard to believe my time in Dublin has officially come to an end. Looking back, these past two months have been some of the most memorable, challenging, and rewarding weeks I have ever had. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be part of the international internship program and to everyone who made…
Reflection Post: Dublin
I have just finished up my Study Abroad program in Dublin, after spending 8 weeks in a different country and 7 of those working an Internship at UCD IT Department. There are many takeaways I can derive from this experience. The most obvious thing that everyone who participated in this experience can come away with…
Week 8 Dublin
I just finished my last week in Dublin and have made it home. This last week was nothing special, but I had a great time. After last weekend’s trip to Paris, I wanted to take this week casually. I didn’t need to end my time abroad on some big bang. I just wanted to chill…
How Lucky Are We?!?!
It’s our final week in Dublin and the thought of leaving feels very bittersweet. I’m ready to leave and return to normalcy (I need to sleep), but I’ll also miss my friends and the new freedoms I had abroad that I didn’t have in the States. Dublin has turned into a second home for me,…
Success and Value
Coming into this internship, I assumed success would mean pretty much the same thing everywhere. This would be making deadlines, performing well, and showing initiative. And in many ways, that still is true. But after spending a summer working in economic research at Trinity College Dublin, I have come to see that how success is…
Context and Bray
Before coming to Dublin for my internship in economic research, I assumed communication would not be a major hurdle. After all, Ireland and the United States both speak English, and both are considered relatively lower context cultures. But as I quickly learned, language is only the surface, it is the cultural rhythm, tone, and even…
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