Who knew four weeks could feel so long and so short at the same time? Today we left Dublin and headed back to our hometown destinations, marking the end of our month long study abroad program. It was an experience like no other, allowing me to learn new things, visit amazing destinations, and meet great…

Our second to last day in Ireland was another eventful one. We started the day off with breakfast per usual, and then got to hear from a guest speaker, Stephen Dillion, the founder of Startups.ie, and finished off our day with a visit to the Airbnb EMEA headquarters. To start off the day, we were…

Today we visited the Botanical Gardens of Dublin after our time spent in class working on our final presentations and business analyses. It gave us another new perspective of Ireland and the culture that is prevalent within it. The Botanical Gardens were beautiful, and there were so many different flowers, greenhouses and other features of…

Today we stayed within the corridors of Dublin while going on our visits, unlike the past few days. We were able to visit the Irish Museum of Modern Art, as well as the Book of Kells and the rest of the Trinity College Library. It was a much different perspective of Irish culture than we…

Today we had yet another excursion, this time heading over to the sheep farm and lakes of Glendalough, as well as the town of Kilkenny. Much like the rest of Ireland, these two places were very reliant on tourism as their main industry source. Our first stop was at the sheep farms in Glendalough, which…

Last week we visited Croke Park, and we were all excited to see what Gaelic football and hurling were all about. Well, today we got the chance to experience it firsthand. It was such a cool game to watch, and it was much different than any other sport I’ve seen in the United States. In…

Another day, another adventure. This time our adventure was to Howth, which is a small town off the coast of Dublin. Once again, the views of the hills and ocean were spectacular. We started off in the town of Howth, where we went to a small market with a a few shops and eateries inside…

Today we left Dublin and ventured to the opposite side of the country to visit the Cliffs of Moher as well as the city of Galway. The craziest part about it is that it only took about a three and a half hour bus ride to get there. If you were to drive that far…

Globalization has become an increasing trend in Ireland in the past couple of decades, especially in Dublin. The city of Dublin has turned into a hub for many businesses in their Docklands area, housing the headquarters for a plethora of major companies including Google (which is the headquarters for all of Europe, Africa and the…