January 29th, 2017 Well friends and followers, life is a never-ending adventure and my latest one this past weekend has taught me some very valuable lessons that I feel obligated to share with you all… …
Galway
Episode 7 – Dublin Lovin
January 21, 2017 Well friends: I took on Dublin this week and, surprise, surprise…Ireland has successfully stolen another piece of my heart. Keeping the promise I made to myself (from my pre-departure pep talk) to …
Episode 6 – Expectations, Realizations and Connections
January 16, 2017 Life is all about the connections you make and the people you meet. If I wasn’t already enough of a firm believer in that fact, studying abroad has done nothing but confirm …
Episode 5: Let the Semester Begin
Sunday, January 8 Well, I’ve been in Galway for 3 days now. I’ve set up my apartment, attended orientations, bonded with roommates, explored the city, sipped lattes in downtown coffee shops and grabbed Jameson and …
Episode 4: Arrival At Last
January 5th, 2017 Well folks…day one is done and in the books. I made it to Ireland safe and sound, with very few issues aside from some minor travel hiccups. What trip to the …
Episode 3 – Near Year, New Beginnings
T minus 2 days. 2 Days until Ireland becomes my new home. For some reason, that still hasn’t totally sunk in. Shouldn’t I be nervous by now? I feel like I should be nervous. I …
Episode 1-Pre-departure Pep Talk (to myself))
Hold the phone…WHAT?! Departure is only 2 weeks away?? How did that happen? Although the anticipation of that day has been building for 3 years now…part of me feels like it’s still eons away. Maybe …
The Real Students of Studying Abroad: Morgan Fuller edition
New people and new places, new stories and new sights, new adventures and new experiences…it all sounds so exciting and glamorous. I’ve vicariously lived through friends and acquaintances and their study abroad trips, wondering if …
Same Island, Different Country
For being on the same small island, Belfast is surprisingly hard to get to. From Galway we had to take a 2.5-hour bus ride east to Dublin, and then another two hours north to Belfast. …
A Real Irish St. Patrick’s Day
Starting last Friday, tourists from all over (but mostly America, if we’re being honest) have been flowing into Galway. Streets that are typically pretty deserted suddenly became so packed that I had to push my …