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Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

Stella Chang:Week 3

A core memory was made this week.  Over these past seven days, I went from seeing sheep outside a bus window to holding baby sheep, as in multiple!! First, we have to go back to last Thursday, 6/13/2024. We had a Dataships work dinner to celebrate their first million dollars! It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience to be part of a start-up as they hit this huge milestone. At dinner, I was bought my first Guinness, which I unexpectedly really liked! The work culture of this office is one of the best parts of my experience in Ireland, and I […]

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Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

Stella Chang:Week 2

Week two in Dublin down, six more to go!  This week, we visited Glendalough, the Wicklow Mountains, Kilkenny Castle, and the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology. During the bus ride to Glendalough, we saw so many sheep, and as someone who lives in the suburbs, I could not wipe the smile off my face. At this point, I probably have more pictures of sheep on my phone than of myself. All the livestock we passed on the way to Glendalough and Kilkenny were free-roaming, a practice that I wish we saw more of in the States. Although the ride […]

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Wednesday, June 5th, 2024

Stella Chang:Week 1

After what felt like forever on my Aer Lingus flight from Philadelphia to Dublin, I finally landed in Ireland! My first thought was that Dublin looked like New Jersey, and my second was wondering which side of the sidewalk people walk on after my tried-and-true “stay to the right” mentality was a bit of a failure in the airport. Even after four days, I still can’t figure out the latter. My first day in Ireland consisted of meeting my flatmates and getting lost on the bus when trying to get to a Tesco. Speaking of Tesco, grocery shopping has been […]

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