Future Abroad Plans

The Haller Fellowship has given me many wonderful experiences and so much knowledge about college, Pitt, and studying abroad. Because of this program, I am very interested in doing more international programs, such as Plus3 or an international internship. As for living abroad, I think it’s definitely a possibility, but I would be a decision…

Future interests

After finishing the Haller program, I am definitely interested in studying abroad again while I’m at Pitt. Currently, I am considering doing a plus3 at the end of my first year. I am going to wait until later this fall to decide which plus3 is the best for me and if I want to do…

Future Plans

After completing the Haller Fellowship program, I cannot wait to travel abroad more at Pitt. I am hoping to do the Plus 3 program to Italy this year, and I would love to go to Australia as well. My experience in Dublin was absolutely amazing, and I would not have traded it for the world….

Final Thoughts

I’ve loved the Haller Global Honors program and I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity. I’ve made memories for life, and I got to explore a new country. This program has shown me that I would love to study abroad again. I’m unsure what this will look like, but I have some ideas. I may do…

Microsoft Visit

I thoroughly enjoyed visiting and learning about Microsoft. The amount of freedom they give their employees feels so foreign to me. We learned about several certificates that can be done for free as University of Pittsburgh students. These certificates specialize in AI and data science which are very marketable skills. I intend to complete at…

My Takeaways

Out of all the many site visits we had throughout the course, my favorite was the Guinness Enterprise Center. It is a community of start-ups focused on helping small businesses grow and succeed. Learning about the many different companies they were working with taught me the importance of supporting small, local businesses, and the effort…

Takeaways

My professional development takeaway from the Dublin portion of our program came from our site visit to Microsoft today. From the building itself to the great work environment, I would definitely look into working for Microsoft in the future. Additionally, it will be interesting to see the differences between the culture of Microsoft in Ireland…

Last Day Reflection

Throughout this program, I have learned a lot about myself both professionally and personally. In a professional sense, I learned what kind of companies I would want to be a part of. For example, when we had a site visit to Guinness Enterprise Center, we had the opportunity to speak with the CEO of Little…

Food Cloud Reflections

Food Cloud is a social enterprise based in Dublin that collects safe food products planned to be thrown away. These products can be donations from anywhere in the food industry, such as restaurants or supply chains. Meanwhile, Global Links is another social enterprise, but this one is based in Pittsburgh where they collect unused and…