Today, we had 3 company visits. I am very exhausted; however, I definitely feel that I learned the most today out of any day that we had in this program. I was able to understand many terms and concepts of what the speakers were saying, especially our last speaker of the day, Susan Hayes from…
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Day 17: Okay, Google
Today, we had our first lecture in Dublin by Dr. Kelly, informally referred to as Darren. He was very informative and engaging about Ireland and Dublin history as well as its culture. He defined culture as “everyday human behaviors/habits that is not taught, are embedded, and socially inherited.” He had many activities and examples that…
Day 16: Strolling through Dublin
Second day in Dublin felt a lot better than the first in terms of being awake. After getting 10 hours of sleep, we started the day with an orientation, then a history walking tour and concluded the day with a “Hop on Hop off” bus tour. We also had lunch at a cafe called “Noshington”…
Day 14: First Steps in Dublin
After a long day of traveling from Panther Hall to Griffith College, here in Dublin, we jumped right into a walking tour of the city. All of us were jet lagged and it started to pour. Before departing, my parents told me that the weather here is like a teenage girl: moody and unpredictable. I…
Day 11: Goodbye Oakland (for 2 weeks)
Wow, this is our second Friday together which means it’s the end of our Oakland portion of the Woodcock Honors Fellowship program. We leave for Dublin tomorrow evening which is extremely exciting since we are finally going off ‘to the world’. This morning we presented our team pitch. I, along with Elgin, Mathew, and Ryan,…
Day 11: Social Entrepreneurship
It’s been a while since we stayed in room 2500 of Sennott Square for the whole entire day. It felt weird to not go from the classroom to the city but we are almost there to go out into the world. Instead, we finished chapter 6 and listened to 3 guest speakers about social entrepreneurship….
Day 9: Innovation
Today was the day we competed against each other to win the top 3 best innovation amongst the 11 of us. Before we did our pitches, we spent the morning with two guest lecturers from Pitt’s Innovation Institute. I was very intrigued and overly impressed by Blake’s (Pitt alum as well as a CEO of…
Day 8: Lunch Meeting
After a busy first week, we started week 2 with a visit to a local business called Everyday Cafe in Homewood. This neighborhood, is one square mile of size however, Dr. Wallace showed passion and dedication into social improving and making business bloom in Homewood. It was very interesting how many “not for profit” businesses…
Day 3: Googled Our Way to Google
This morning, after going down the cardiac hill, to Brad’s office, then on our 3rd public bus ride together, we reached the doors of Google in Bakery Square. Before going, I was very enthusiastic to go because I was curious as to how a tech company thrives and works in the economy. The tour was…
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