To be perfectly honest, I can not stand modern art. I am sick of fake intellectuals folding linens and calling it art; folding bed sheets does not signify anything, please stop. In all seriousness, I really do not think that the Irish Museum of Modern Art gave me any information about Irish culture, nor do…
Tag: Woodcock Global Honors Fellowship
Today we were back to our usual routine in Ireland. The past few days we have spent traveling cross-country to different excursions including Kilkenny, the Wicklow mountains, and Galway, but we spent today settling back into our new routine here in Dublin. We got up relatively early and met for breakfast at about 9:15. After…
From the City, To the Classroom, To Dublin!
Today was another great day here in Ireland. We had a short class this morning to exercise a quick case study. Dr. Lada gave us a case study about the PlayPump, an invention created in the early 2000s to help provide clean water to impoverished African communities. The PlayPump was a merry-go-round that children would…
Trinity Library
After our many eventful days of traveling, today we relaxed and went to local touring sites. Following our class today we attended the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Trinity College Library. I think it is safe to say that we had different expectations for the Irish Museum of Modern Art. It was very…
The Arts of Dublin
Today we stayed within the corridors of Dublin while going on our visits, unlike the past few days. We were able to visit the Irish Museum of Modern Art, as well as the Book of Kells and the rest of the Trinity College Library. It was a much different perspective of Irish culture than we…
PlayPumps, Art, and History
We started the day off with breakfast at Arthur’s Cafe, and immediately went to class and discussed a case study and worked on our final presentations. The case study discussed PlayPumps, an innovation combining water pump systems and child playground machines for an innovative way to filter and pump water for nations that struggled to…
Arts & Literature
Today we were back in the classroom after a weekend of adventuring. We started with a case study on PlayPumps. We each got a role and had to make decisions on investment and production. My group was philanthropists and we immediately saw faults in the business. What we later learned was that it was a…
Individually Appreciated
Back to class we go. After our engaging discussion of the case study about PlayPumps, we were allowed a great amount of time to work on our final reports with our group. Progress was made, and final touches will be the main goal for the night. After class, we made a stop to the Irish…
Unpettable Sheep
Another great tourism day leads us to the towns of Glendalough and Kilkenny. Before we reached either of these cities, we took a surprise detour to a local farm. There we heard from a local herder and his family about how he raises his sheep and farm. We were able to witness the dogs herding…
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