Thursday morning, we gave our final presentations at Gteic to Mary, Erin, and Brandon. I think it went relatively well! Our group practiced the night before, and the morning of multiple times to get used to presenting and getting it perfect. The marketing team went first, then the finance team, and then ours (the AI…
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Sports!
We went kayaking today! Before we got in the water, we talked with the owner of the adventure sports company in the local area and he told us a little bit about his story. He’s certified in many different sports so he can have a versatile lifestyle, and his company started out small but now…
Papers, wool, and wind
We had a chance to visit the local newspaper, Tyrconnell Tribune today! The team consists of only six people all of whom do the writing, printing, photography, and more. They send it out once every week, and almost 4000 copies! We saw the printing machines too, and how the papers are made, out of only…
Weekend and weather in Donegal
Although this weekend was quite busy spanning multiple activities, we got a taste of Irish weather! Sunday night to Monday morning, the storm made a brief appearance that impacted our schedule. Things worked out but it brought up just how weather has more impacts than just environmental in small towns. Considering places like farms or…
Busy bees at Carrigart
Today was a busy day! It started off with a visit to Mulroy Meadow Farm in Fanad. There we met with Michelle and Cathal, the owners of the farm (and their dog, Rosie, who is the most adorable thing I have ever seen). They showed us around their farm including their greenhouse, their field, their…
Goodbye, Belfast
Today was a long day! We started off with breakfast at the hotel in Belfast, then we packed up and headed to the Dark Hedges! It is one of the locations where Game of Thrones was filmed, unfortunately I have not yet seen the show or read the book yet. It was drizzling and misty,…
On to Ireland!
We landed! Tuesday morning, after a full day of traveling, we landed at Dublin International Airport! There we were met with Conor and Eamon, staff members part of the St. Peter’s Immaculata Youth Centre who drove us to Belfast! While waiting for our hotel, we visited Belfast Castle, the view was amazing (and there were…
Farewell, for now
This weekend was our final in Pittsburgh for the duration of this program! I can’t believe there are only 10 days left in this program. Let’s do a quick weekend walkthrough! Saturday morning, a few of us went to the Waterfront and went to Target (I bought dorm supplies), Barnes & Noble (I got 2…
Field Day to Field Day!
Today was our final class with Professor Jones 🙁 It started in an interesting way though. I reached Sennott Square and he’s saying, “We’re going to the Oaklander! Put your things in my office!” So we went to the Oaklander! There we met with Theresa Murdoch, and she told us a lot about what it’s…
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