As my trip comes to an end on this eye-opening time in Ireland, I can’t help but wonder where the days have gone. It feels like only yesterday I was stepping off the plane, full of curiosity and anticipation. In the short time I have been here, I’ve gotten to see incredible landscapes, met inspiring…

We started our day with kayaking in Downing’s Bay and had an amazing conversation with the owner of the local adventure sports company. He started out his company by seeing a business opportunity in teaching water sports and offering water trips. When he first started out, His company was very small and grew naturally as…

The first place we visited was the Tyrconnell Tribune, a local newspaper company in Milford, Ireland. We were welcomed by the chief editor, who spoke all about the challenge of producing a newspaper every week. He also gave us a look at how the newspaper is created entirely in-house, from writing and printing 4,000 newspapers….

The first thing I did over this amazing weekend was participate in the hard GAA annual 5K fun run event. Even though the weather was a bit cold, I was still sweating the whole time. I did not win any award, but I did have a lot of fun and got to meet cool people….

Today we had a busy day in Carrigart our first stop was the Meadows Farm, they are a small, family-run organic farm that produces pasteurized eggs and raises animals without the use of any chemicals. During our tour, they showed us all of their property and animals while talking about what they do to make…

Today we had to pack all of our things because we are going to Milford, where our hotel is at for our project in Carriagart. While heading to Milford, we stop at some tourist sites centered on natural landmarks to see what makes a place special or worth visiting. The first stop was The Dark…

When we got off the plane, we got picked up from the airport to go to Belfast by Eamon and Conner. They were from a local youth center in Belfast that helped young protestants and catholics to integrate with each other. When we got to the youth center, they talked about how separate the communities…

This weekend we went to a Pirates game and got to see a home run in the second inning. It was such a cool moment for me because I barely go to baseball games, and it was the first time I was at the Pirates’ amazing stadium. When the game was over, there was no…

We started off our day with a visit to the Oaklander Hotel, where we met with the Director of Human Resources, Theresa Murdoch. She gave us a look at what it takes to operate a hotel successfully. One of the most surprising things we learned was how quickly the staff needs to turn over rooms…