Author Archives: Allyson Strachan | Dublin Institute of Technology

Close Traveling in Ireland

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Allyson Strachan | Dublin Institute of Technology

Coming from a rural area in Maine and moving to Ireland has been shocking at times, but what has shocked me the most is the size of Ireland. Ireland is roughly the size of the state of Indiana and fits … Continue reading →

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An Appreciation for the Outside Perspective

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Allyson Strachan | Dublin Institute of Technology

What I have come to appreciate the most from my time here in Ireland is the outside perspective. I wrote about this a little bit in my last blog and hearing the phrase “That’s so American of you..” and since … Continue reading →

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That’s So American of you and Second Semester

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Allyson Strachan | Dublin Institute of Technology

First semester is over and the highlight of my upcoming semester is an internship at the Ottobock prosthetic building company at Cappagh National Hospital in Dublin. As my final project I will be building a muscle simulator to engage phantom … Continue reading →

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Beginnings and Elastic Weather

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Allyson Strachan | Dublin Institute of Technology

Getting started in Dublin has been fast and rewarding. From the start, I felt like a hit the ground running in my program doing exactly the kind of research I came to do. My course is Electronic Signals Engineering at … Continue reading →

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