I’m longwinded, so for Part Two, I’ll dive right in: Anticipate problems you might encounter abroad and solicit solutions now. What-ifs aren’t always a bad thing. In fact, here are some that actually became a …
Ireland
Pre-Departure Must-Do’s | Part One
I love to go places. My friends and family call me a drifter, a wanderer, and I guess they’re right. I’ve never been great at staying in one place for long. It doesn’t matter if …
Getting Back to the New Normal
It has been well over a month since I returned to the states from my semester studying abroad in Ireland and then traveling for three weeks post my program ending. During that time a lot …
Goodbye Dublin, Hello Three Weeks of Travel
Nobody tells you how hard it is going to be to say goodbye to your study abroad experience. For me, it was a moment I dreaded throughout the whole program, I knew it would be …
The Final Weeks: Game of Thrones Tour and Preparing to say Goodbye
A wonderful aspect of being in Europe is that many awesome Movies and TV shows were filmed or have studio tours in their city. The last weekend in March I joined other abroad students in …
St Patrick’s Day in Dublin and a trip to Vienna
One of the first things I heard when I can to Dublin was that St. Patrick’s Day would be different than I expected it to be. It was a bit unsettling to hear that the …
Road trip Time: Ireland Edition
One thing I never thought I would do in my whole life, let alone while studying abroad is a road trip around Ireland. One thing I am not doing while I’m here in Ireland is …
Glendalough, A Sinus Infection, and London Town
One thing that Ireland has taught me is that there is nothing more beautiful than a weekend in the country. Two weeks ago, I had the chance to escape city life for the weekend with …
36 Miles Through Barcelona
This weekend I went to Barcelona and met my friends there! They are also studying abroad, but we were able to find a weekend that worked for all of us to meet up. While planning …
Walking Around
This semester I have had a lot of free time to explore Galway! My favorite way to enjoy the city is to walk around without a plan and see what I find. Whenever I can, …