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Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

Cole Vandevanter Week 3 Blog

This past weekend we had truncated work-week in order to go and visit the West Coast of Ireland, which was really nice. We started our trip off with a long drive to the cliffs of Moher, and we passed the historic Lahinch Golf Club on the way. I had heard a lot about it, but it was incredible to see in person; I think I’d shoot about an 110 if I were to play it now, especially in windy conditions and my current lack of play. The cliffs of Moher were breathtaking, but there were so many tourists there, and […]

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Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

Cole Vandevanter Week 2 Blog

Today marks one week since I’ve started my internship, and my first experience with a “real” job has been a bit of a rollercoaster experience. I am working as a research intern at the UCD Spatial Dynamics Lab, which publishes studies on and coordinates some of the most forward thinking and important research projects in Ireland. The lab is in a really cool building right on UCD’s campus, just a 20 minute walk from our housing. This, and the fact that they don’t believe in the traditional nine to five work week has been really nice, as I haven’t had […]

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Tuesday, June 4th, 2024

Cole Vandevanter Ireland Week 1 (June 1st-4th)

I have now been in Ireland for a full four days, and it is incredibly hard to believe I was on a tarmac in Windsor Locks, Connecticut just last Friday. Despite the fact that I haven’t even started my internship, I have felt quite overwhelmed at times, and am really glad that we had a few free days to get settled into our new life in Dublin. I am currently writing this on Tuesday evening getting ready for my first day of work tomorrow, feeling much more comfortable about my time here, but getting used to living in a new […]

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