Today we went to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, two different tour guides told us to go so I had high expectations and this museum exceeded them! We got a ‘passport’ and we were able to stamp at every room, I liked that because it motivated me to pay attention to get the stamp. It…
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I want to live in Wicklow so Baaaa-d
The title is that because we went to a sheep farm during our tour! Today was probably my favorite day of the trip, I am sure of that because I unintentionally took a million more pictures than any other day. When we got on the road around 8am, our guides talked a lot about the…
Guinness But Enterprise Not Alcohol
Good day today: we had one site visit at 10am at The Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC). The GEC provides office space and support for entrepreneurs and startups as well as resources so that they can grow. I found this type of business interesting, as I feel like I haven’t heard of an office space where…
Live Laugh Love Day 4 #NotAGoogler
Okay so today was interesting and I learned even more about the history of Dublin which I didn’t think was possible after going on two pretty long tours. In the morning, we met with Dr. Kelly at the Docklands and learned about the history of education in Ireland. He explained that students didn’t have access…
Personal Brands and GAA Stands
Happy day two! Waking up was a struggle not going to lie, but it was worth it because we were going to Griffith College for a guest lecturer. Ellie Doyle is a co-founder of TalentHub Recruitment Agency and her presentation was focused on what employers look for in potential candidates and how to sell yourself…
The Tours were “Dublin” Today
Haha, this is the title because we had two tours today: a walking tour around Dublin and a bus tour around the outskirts of the city. Coming on this trip, I made a conscious effort not to make any assumptions about Dublin in order to stay open minded and be rid of any pre-existing expectations….
Irish You Were Coming to Dublin!
Hi, everyone! My name is Madison (Maddie) Wess. I am a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration. I am majoring in Human Resources and Marketing and considering adding a minor in Economics. Around campus I am involved in business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi and social sorority Alpha Delta Pi. In Delta…