Cliffs of Moher/Galway: Give us your observations on what stood out to you during your tour of the Cliffs of Moher and the City of Galway. Before I delve into the breakdown of my visit, it must be acknowledged that I did in fact survive the bus ride, overcoming crippling motion sickness by aid of…
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A Successful Reunion
Our only Sunday spent in Ireland is interesting, as we will tour the Kilmainham Gaol, which was once used as a prison for Irish rebels during the British colonization of Ireland. We will then do a bus tour across the City of Dublin in which we will examine monuments and site from the history of…
A Trip to Rural Ireland
Today you are on a day long visit to Glendalough and the City of Kilkenny. This is an excellent opportunity to write a short paragraph on your travels to the Irish countryside with some observations on how Glendalough and Kilkenny differ from your experiences in Ireland in the large city of Dublin. So – for…
The Docklands
On Friday we will spend two hours with Professor Darren Kelly on tour of Dublin’s Docklands. As he explained to us, Dublin’s Docklands are Ireland’s “Silicon Valley” – meaning an area of Ireland in which technology companies concentrate their offices and headquarters due to the presence of employee talent that supports high technology and a…
DocuSign and Google Preparation
DocuSign: in preparation for your site visit to DocuSign, DocuSign is a start-up from Silicon Valley in California that has evolved into one of the world’s leading e-based document signing technology companies. As the linked article shows, DocuSign has serious expansion plans for the Dublin office and hopes to hire 1,000 additional workers. Based on…
First Day in Dublin
Your First Impressions of Ireland: For our first blog post in Ireland, let’s focus first on your initial impressions of Dublin from our first day in town. What caught your attention during this first day in Ireland and in the city? For the first day in Dublin, I didn’t venture very far into the city….
Thoughts on the Runway
This is an exciting and enjoyable prompt. Later on today, we will be sitting on the runway in the airport in Chicago at the moment before our plane takes off for Ireland. This is always one of the most memorable and reflective times of a trip to a place that you are looking forward to…
My Personal and Professional Development
In terms of professional development, maybe it was a company or organization that you enjoyed seeing and might want to work with again or perhaps one of the contacts you met on the various visits. What is your professional development takeaway from your time spent in the Pittsburgh part of the course? In terms of…
My Ancestry
Keeping any sensitive personal information out of your blog post (such as birth dates of living people, etc.), are there any ancestors of your’s who you would like to learn more about? Talk about any interesting ancestors you have (for example – I worked with a guy who was a descendant of a man who…
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