Today I had my first doctor appointment with a GP (general practitioner) since my arrival to Ireland. The practise is located at St. James Gate, about a 10 minute bus ride away from Sprangers Yard, and used to serve the employees of the Guinness brewery exclusively before opening up to the general public. It’s now part of a network of practises under an umbrella called “Centric Health,” which...
My second week at UCD is behind me. The onboarding process is still slow going, but I’m beginning to get into some of the actual work. I’m usually worn out after a day in front of the computer and just feel like taking a nap. This makes it challenging to get out for a walk. While the days are getting noticeably shorter, for now it’s staying light out in the evenings until 8:30...
I survived the second CMA exam today. It was about as gruelling as the first one, and the 4 hours went by more quickly than you’d think. I finished all the multiple choice questions but had to guess on a few due to time constraints. The essay / short-answer questions were straightforward. The standard turnaround for results is 6 weeks after the end of the month of the exam, which would be...
CMA Exam Yesterday I completed a full 4-hour exam simulation on my study programme’s website, although I only scored 69% (the target is 86%). The programme recommends taking it easy the day before the exam, but today I’m doing some more practise questions and reviewing the ones I’ve missed. I’m sure if I wasn’t doing the study programme in a compressed timeline then...
Today is the Euro 2020 football (i.e., soccer) final match between England and Italy, basically the equivalent of the SuperBowl in Europe. The 2020 season was postponed due to COVID-19, and it’s not entirely clear to me when the Euro 2021 final match will take place… from now on will they always be off a year?! Who knows. The last time England won was in 1966, and at the time of this...
Today I finally received an initial offer from University College Dublin! The additional reference I provided earlier in the week for my time at UC Berkeley was accepted and approved by the hiring manager, whew. The salary is at the top of the range for the position, although it’s still considerably less than what I used to make in the U.S. That said, it’s much more than what Jigsaw could pay and...