On a very rainy day my last few days on Achill Island, my mom and sister met me at my little home on the edge of the world. They were tired, but had the same …
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Summer Adventures: Part I
I cannot believe that I am just days away from my first day of school at NUI-Galway. It seems to have snuck up on me with all I had going on this summer. I finished …
Season Finale
May 10 As we all know, all good things must come to an end. Although I am not nearly ready, that statement now applies to the greatest 5 months I have ever been given thanks …
Episode 17-Home Stretch
April 15, 2017 Let me preface this post by stating the obvious: Rome is absolutely incredible. Everything you have ever read, seen or heard about Rome, no matter how fictional it may seem, is 100% …
Episode 15: All in Good Company
Despite some initial hesitations after hearing about the unsettling attack at the Parliament last Wednesday, a group of friends and I nevertheless decided to take on London the very next day. Not going to lie, …
Episode 14-When the “Study” Part Kicks In, Just Think Like the Irish
March 11, 2017 Hi friends. Just poppin in for a short post this week as I sit down at my computer, stalling any way I can before delving into working on this ESSAY (dun-dun-dun). That’s …
Episode 12: Sports, The Universal Language
Hi all! Morgan here, taking a post from my own personal website and using it as this weeks Study Abroad post, considering it accurately relates to both. Some quick background if you don’t already know: …
Episode 11- Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
February 20, 2017 Before coming to Ireland, I consciously prepared myself to endure the culture shock and homesickness that so many returned students warned me would inevitably hit. Even if only in a mild form …
Episode 10: Home Sweet Galway
February 15, 2017 Another 4 days was spent traveling the world this past weekend, and sufficient to say Amsterdam treated me very well (not that I expected anything less). I think the one-of-a-kind city actually …
Episode 9-This Big, Wide World of Ours
February 6, 2017 I feel like I’ve been walking around for the past month in a constant daze. Every charming little town, every big energetic city and every stunning scenic destination seems more inconceivable than …