One thing I definitely wanted to do during my college career was to study abroad. However, I never expected Ireland to be the place to do so. Coming into this trip, my expectations for Ireland were pretty low. I barely knew anything about Ireland and what it has to offer from the business side to…

FoodCloud prides themselves in helping and providing food for local charities and the less fortunate. There mission is to help underserved communities and contribute to saving the environment around them and lower the food waste problem. The entire goal of the non-profit organization is to serve the community around them. As mentioned by the speaker,…

Networking is something that has been heavily emphasized throughout my college career so far. No matter what class I am in or who I talk to about potential career paths, networking is always brought up. Whether it be staying after class to talk to your professors, attending career fairs, attending virtual information sessions, or cold…

Today, we had the amazing opportunity of visiting Microsoft headquarters and Thinkhouse. Microsoft is one of the most well-known technology companies in the world with companies all over the globe. On the other hand, Thinkhouse is a much smaller company working as a local small marketing agency in Dublin, Ireland. When visiting both of the…

Today, we went on our second day trip to the Cliffs of Moher and Galway. It was a bright and early wake up where we had to meet at the lobby at 7:15 and be on the bus at 7:30 to depart on our very own private party bus. The drive was super long and…

This morning, we visited the EPIC museum located near the docklands. This was a very unique museum that I have never experienced before. We get a passport that we have to get stamps on from each location on it. It was fun going around and collecting all the stamps after seeing what each section had…

Today, we were able to take a day trip on the Wild Rover Tour and visit places such as Kilkenny, the Wicklow Mountains, and Glendalough National Park. It was a bright and early wake up at 7:15am with a 2 hour drive to Kilkenny. The small village of Kilkenny was very nice and I had…

Today, we had the opportunity to listen in on a presentation from the International Controller for Docusign. Even though we were unable to be onsite for the visit of their office, we were still able to learn about their history, the business, and their company culture. Docusign is a San Francisco based Saas company and…

Today, we had the opportunity to visit the Guinness Enterprise Center (GEC), a nonprofit organization focused on assisting startups and early-stage companies with building and expanding their brand, image and overall company. GEC recently just expanded their office two floors which cost them approximately 10 million dollars and has already filled their office occupancy up…

Today, I woke up from a good night of sleep and went on a tour of the Dublin Docklands bright and early. Our tour guide, Darren Kelly was magnificent as his story and journey to where he is now currently is very inspirational. I learned a lot about the history of the Docklands and how…

Today I had the opportunity to sit in on a lecture presented by Ellie Doyle, a founder of TalentHub, a local recruitment agency. She was able to talk to us about the importance of finding a job that suits you best as well as building your own personal brand and identity. Happiness, enjoyment, and work-life…

After a long flight that I had difficulty sleeping, I finally landed in Dublin. When we arrived, we were driven to a cliff where we walked the trails with an amazing view of the water and a far outlook of Ireland. The view was a magnificent sight along with the fresh air and breeze coming…

Hello! My name is Willie Chen and I am from Philadelphia, PA. I am currently a sophomore at Pitt majoring in Finance and Business Information Systems and minoring in Economics. On campus, I am the Vice President of Pittsburgh Student Ventures which is a club focused on venture capital and private equity and I am…