As this summer and my time in Ireland come to an end, I have time to reflect on my internship and my entire abroad experience. I have had an amazing time this summer and don’t think I would change anything (except maybe the amount of sun that Ireland gets.) I got great hands-on experience through my internship…

This week was my last full week of my internship since this coming weekend is a bank holiday. As things are winding down at my internship, I’m not sure how I feel about it being almost over. On one hand, I am going to miss having a job that I really enjoy. I will also…

This week at work I continued doing an independent project with my supervisor still away. This has given me the chance to learn about the company I am working for on my own and do some research on it as well. I have found that we work in consortiums with other NGOs in Ireland as…

I can’t believe there are only three weeks left of my program, it feels like we just got here a couple of weeks ago. This week I got a little bit more independence in my internship. My supervisor left for a work trip to Bangladesh for two weeks. This week, I had no one giving…

This week at work I began doing a research project dealing with the topic of peace through health and how non-governmental organizations can implement the idea into preexisting programs. I have been looking at different countries that my company works in, along with previous approaches to the topic. I have also been researching the global…

This week at my internship was highly uneventful. Now that I have gotten into the swing of things, i am no longer alarmed by every small thing that happens at work. I have gotten to know my coworkers and become more relaxed at work. I also have become comfortable with the work I am doing…

Concern worldwide, the NGO that I work for, has an office in New York City. The team I work with within Concern is called strategy, advocacy and learning (SAL.) This past week, the Dublin office of Concern hosted SAL week; an annual meeting of all SAL divisions from every country. This includes countries such as…

One thing that I’ve noticed since starting work at a non-profit is the informal organizational culture. We have meetings every week where everyone, from the boss to the interns, gather to share ideas and what is happening in their job. It’s a very open and creative environment with people bouncing ideas off their coworkers all…

This week at work, I learned about the non profit sector in Ireland. The sector has some norms across the globe because of the structure and goals of the entire industry. The thing I noticed most was that there really isn’t a lot of competition between non-profits. Concern Worldwide works alongside many other Dublin based…