Wow, it seems like just yesterday I was writing my evening blog post on the couch in my StayCity Apartment after one of our site visits or guest speaker lectures at Griffith college. I spent my spring semester preparing and telling people that “ I’ll be attending a two week study abroad experience in Dublin,…
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Cloudy With A Chance For Change
What do you think of when you hear “Food Cloud?” When I first listened to the company name that my team was assigned, I thought of the movie “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.” I assumed that we were paired with a company that created technology to control a agriculture environment to help grow food….
Navigating The Room And The Road
Networking is a business practice that is known and used worldwide. If I had a dollar every time, someone said, “It’s not what you know, but who you know,” or “Add me on LinkedIn,” I probably wouldn’t be here, haha 🙂 To be transparent, the thought of networking being different cross-culturally never really dawned on…
The Adult Playground
“Just Google it” or “Let’s Google it” is a phrase all too familiar to society. While Google is just a search engine, it has been the solution to society’s day-to-day problems in life. Today, we got to visit the people behind the search engine. We got the opportunity to take a guided tour of the…
The Ireland You’ve Been Waiting For…
Getting to experience the rural side of Ireland was a breath of fresh air( both literally and figuratively). Dublin has been a fantastic experience thus far. I honestly have been enjoying my time getting to experience the city part of Ireland, but getting to witness the beauty of nature today was breathtaking. On our scenic…
Quite A Cliff Hanger…
One thing the pandemic exposed was the importance of tourism. It’s hard to imagine that the places we visited today were nearly empty a few years ago. Our day started at 6:45 am, waiting to get seated on a tour bus. What was striking about this moment was that all four coach buses were packed…
“Can I Have Some Water Please?…”
Dining out in Ireland has done more than satisfy my hunger. Going out to grab breakfast, lunch and dinner have taught me so much about cross-cultural communication. On our first night in Ireland, we went to a restaurant called.“Bleeding Horse.” This was our first experience being immersed in the culture of Ireland without our study…
A Gift From The Sky
Yes, you are looking at the picture correctly. The white stuff on my jacket is, in fact, a gift from the sky- bird poop. Is getting pooped on a “gift?” While the endless wiping, scrubbing, and gagging may say otherwise, it is undoubtedly a gift in disguise. They say that getting pooped on by a…
It Keeps Getting Better :)
I’ve been claiming every day as “my favorite,” but I think today may genuinely be my favorite thus far. We kicked off this morning with a fantastic tour with Dr.Kelly. In all honesty, I walked into this tour expecting to hear information similar to the other tours that we’ve done. To my surprise, Dr.Kelly shed…
Let’s Be Honest…
To be completely honest, I didn’t know much about Microsoft before today’s visit. When I heard the word Microsoft, a few things like Windows, Microsoft Suite, Bill Gates, and Tech Giant came to mind. My first impression of Microsoft was primarily built on the days before I became an Apple user. I remember using Windows…
Look Both Ways!
Wow, it’s the second day, and I’m already lost for words on where to begin. When the plane landed in Ireland, I expected to be hit with a sudden sense of isolation. I was prepared for everything to be utterly unfamiliar to me. After experiencing a day or so here thus far, I couldn’t be…
Lexis… Meet Ireland :)
The journey to Ireland starts here! Hello everyone, my name is Lexis Wright! I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, living only 10 minutes away from campus. I’m a current junior studying marketing with a certificate in Leadership and Ethics. Thus far, I’ve found myself personally, academically, and professionally in ways that I couldn’t have imagined…