This summer, I worked as a research assistant for an economics professor at Trinity College Dublin. Together with a team of researchers located around the world, we investigated the motivations and debate surrounding the Marshall Plan following World War II in the U.S. and the short- and long-term economic and political effects of that aid…
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Success in Ireland
This weekend I took yet another, and final, day-long bus trip, this time to Northern Ireland. This was my first time ever visiting the north, and only my second time leaving the Republic of Ireland since I arrived seven weeks ago. The bus took us to Dunluce Castle, the Giant’s Causeway, and the city of…
Communication in Dublin
This weekend, I took a day trip to the southwest of Ireland and visited the Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle, and Cork City. We benefitted from beautiful weather, but unfortunately our trip coincided with the landed of two cruise ships, making these locations far more crowded than usual. It was not my first time at…
Leadership in Dublin
This Saturday I took a day trip to Galway and the Cliffs of Moher. It was a guided bus tour that allowed us to efficiently visit a few locations on the west coast of Ireland that are otherwise difficult to reach through normal public transportation. The tour left the city at 6:45 AM and did…
Skills in Dublin
This week all of the research assistants who work in the Trinity Research in Social Sciences (TRiSS) met officially for the first time over a sandwich lunch. It was an interesting opportunity to hear about the projects other students are working on and how similar and different they are to mine. Nearly all of the…
Culture in Dublin
As a research assistant at Trinity College, the cultural differences that I encounter in the workplace are not very Irish at all. My research team is scattered around the world, and because of this I have never met most of them in person and communicate only through emails and zoom meetings. The most daunting cultural…
Ambiguity in Dublin
In my work so far as a research assistant at Trinity College Dublin, there has been very little clarity and certainty to the directions I am given. More often than not, I am not even given specific items to analyze, just told to look into certain concepts or try to answer broad questions regarding my…
Time Management in Dublin
Time management will be a difficult task for me this summer because of the nature of the position I will be working in. As a research assistant my tasks will be more abstract than other industries and deadlines are essentially arbitrary. There is no profit motive or schedule to determine when tasks or the project…
On the ground in Dublin
This summer, I will be working in academia as a research assistant for economics professor Dr. Nicola Fontana at Trinity College Dublin. Dr. Fontana focuses on political economy and economic history, particularly in urban areas and Italy. The project I will be working on most directly examines mass migrations during Italy’s fascist period and the…
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