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Monday, June 23rd, 2025

Aidan O’Malley: Week 3 (A week of fond memories!)

What a week! This week was packed with so many new experiences. I had a first week at my new internship. I started learning the ins and outs of my job, and I had already learned valuable information in my first week. I have my first presentation tomorrow, which I am excited to complete. This weekend we took our first weekend to trip to Galway. I had been looking forward to visiting Galway with my friends since we all agreed to come spend our summer in Ireland. On Friday, we visited the Cliffs of Moher, which were breathtaking. Although having […]

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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Aidan O’Malley: Dublin Week 2 (Saint Patrick’s and more)

Over the past week, I have started to finally adjust to living in Dublin. I have become familiar with the buses and how to get around the city easily. On Friday, my friends and I went to a Saint Patrick’s FC soccer game. We were able to sit close to the field and watch some good Irish soccer. Unfortunately, the game ended in a draw with a score of 0-0. We were lucky enough to watch Mason Meila play, who just signed a record-breaking deal to go play for Tottenham Hotspur FC. We saw him take a penalty kick, but […]

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Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

Aidan O’Malley: Ireland Week 1 (Getting Around!?) 

This week, I began to adjust to spending the next eight weeks in Dublin. After arriving in Dublin, I was surprised to learn that there are several things here that are going to take time to adjust to and that there will be a very long learning curve. Some new places I explored included different types of grocery stores, and I discovered which store I preferred over another. I would recommend doing most grocery shopping at Aldi as they have better prices and a wider variety of food. Something I was shocked to learn about was how you have to […]

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