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About Mary Kate Forde

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I’m Mary Kate, from West Cork in Ireland.

In 2019 I graduated from University College Cork with a First Class Honours degree in Business Information Systems. Here, I studied a range of topics including Web Development, Programming, Economics and Systems Analysis & Design. I was also an active member of the UCC Commerce Society.

I have corporate experience in the Professional and Financial Services industries. Here I learned a lot about Project Management, Data Analysis, Software Testing, IT Consulting and more. However, I craved more freedom and creativity in my work.

I began designing websites in Vancouver in August 2020. I was at a career crossroads and saw the pandemic (and lack of jobs at the time) as an opportunity to do something different. I originally worked with a marketing agency and gradually built up my skills and the confidence to go out on my own. From there, Mary Kate Web was born.

Irish and New in Vancouver

August 1, 2022 by Mary Kate Forde1 Comment

What it’s really like to live in Beautiful British Columbia’s biggest city. Anyone who knows me will know that I spent over two years in Canada on an IEC Working Holiday visa – mainly because I don’t shut up about my time here. And although I moved around, overall, I spent just under a year in Vancouver so I feel qualified to write about it. Here’s a summary of my experience: Getting There Okay, so let’s take it back to 2019: Pre pandemic. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Alaska, Aquarium, Art, Beach, Bicycle, British Columbia, Bus Travel, California, Canada, Canyon, Chocolate, Cruising, Culinary travel, Desert, Drinking, England, Festival, Film, Food and Wine, Garden

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