In Wisconsin, we are well acquainted with the snow. However, in Ireland, snow isn’t a big part of life in the winter. The area around the west of Ireland sees less then ten days of …
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A Weekend in Northern Ireland
When you travel, you can’t always expect things to go as planned, and that was my weekend in the north, or at least the last day of it. But, I am getting ahead of myself. …
The Art of Coming and Going
When I decided to study abroad for a year, I didn’t know if I would be able to go home for Christmas. I am really glad I did. I was able to make it back …
A Student’s Survival Guide to Galway
Wow, a whole semester has gone by in a flash. I finished the fall semester with many hours of studying and writing and then I spent two weeks with my family back in the States. …
A Weekend Adventure
The best part of being a history and archaeology buff in Ireland, is the opportunity to explore its past through the landscape. One weekend, my housemates, my sister, and I jumped in a car and …
New School, New Challenges
Here I am, the start of a new schoolyear… and a new school. Finding your way in a new place can be riveting if not a little terrifying. The first week in Galway, I found …
Summer Adventures: Part III
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 …
Summer Adventures: Part II
From the very beginning, I fell in love with Achill Island. One of my first days at the Achill Field School, we took a hike through the bog to Slievemore, where we visited the Deserted …
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 …
Study Abroad: Take Two
Well here I am again, on the cusp of my next adventure. At the end of June, I fly back across the Atlantic again to study in Ireland. Even though I will be studying in …