Next stop America? No, next stop Germany! When I said I was leaving Ireland to go home, I failed to mention that I was first making stops in Munich and Salzburg for a family girls' trip! I was the first person to leave the cottages for the airport which made saying goodbye extra difficult. … Continue reading One Last Adventure
Today marks two very special days: 1) My last full day in Galway and 2) Thanksgiving. It's fitting that the two events fall on the same day as I have so much to be thankful for in relation to my study abroad experience. These last three months have been the best three months of my… Continue reading Leaving Home to Go Home
It's a bittersweet thought of having only 7 days left in Ireland. Studying abroad has been an aspiration of mine for as long as I can remember. And now, its all too quickly coming to a close. On the bittersweet scale, leaving Galway is about 85% bitter and 15% sweet. Yes, I am beyond excited… Continue reading The Miss List
The trinity that makes up my version of Dublin: family, city streets, and Guinness. Our weekend trip to Dublin was the last excursion for my study abroad group (sad I know). But we definitely went out with a bang. We turned Dublin into one last ultimate hurrah. On Thursday we boarded the bus with our… Continue reading Memory Lane
While I am happy to be back in the cottages in Spiddal after a crazy weekend in Dublin, it hasn't exactly been easy. As I've mentioned before, we have weekly electricity allowances in the cottages which means that we really can't turn on the heat because it drains our coin stash. On top of that,… Continue reading Coming Soon to Netflix…
There is no such thing as a boring week abroad when spontaneity is the backbone of the group. We had no overnight excursions planned for the week or weekend and, honestly, our group was excited about it. This left us plenty of opportunity to plan a week of our own. And when you have a… Continue reading Good Times, Better People
When you think of Irish holidays, St. Patrick’s Day likely comes to mind first. Though it clearly marks me as a tourist, celebrating St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland is definitely a bucket list item of mine. But one item on my list that I didn’t realize I was missing was celebrating Halloween in Ireland –… Continue reading Spooky Times in Northern Ireland
You know the story of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.... well that title unfortunately describes my week perfectly. I had a mile long to-do list coming back from 10-Day Break: write my theology research paper, type two observational reflection papers, create a project on the history of Irish knitting, finish an… Continue reading The Unlucky Irish
A party to rival that of Jay Gatsby, a city designed like a fairytale and some lucky time spent with family. Proof that you can do it all. I’m revamping the saying: “You can have your cake and eat it too.” If you would have told me four months ago that I’d be sliding my… Continue reading The Ultimate Mid-Semester Break
We just experienced a storm of a week filled with rearranged classes, football matches, movie and game nights, hurricanes and an excursion weekend. The aftermath: exhaustion, sickness and/or the feeling of disorganization with school work. But I wouldn’t trade the world for the week that we just experienced. First, our class schedule was turned upside… Continue reading Welcoming a Storm
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