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Snow Falls on Éire

Posted on March 6, 2018

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged Galway, International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, snow, Storm Emma, study abroad, The Beast from the East, UW-madison, year abroad

A Weekend in Northern Ireland

Posted on March 6, 2018

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. …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged Belfast, Galway, International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Northern Ireland, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

The Art of Coming and Going

Posted on March 6, 2018

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, reverse culture shock, study abroad, UW-madison, visit home, year long

A Student’s Survival Guide to Galway

Posted on January 16, 2018

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. …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged Ireland, Marissa Miller, second semester, tips

A Weekend Adventure

Posted on November 1, 2017

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged Galway, International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, National University of Galway, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

New School, New Challenges

Posted on November 1, 2017

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged Galway, International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, National University of Galway, UW-madison, year abroad

Summer Adventures: Part III

Posted on November 1, 2017

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged Galway, Ireland, Marissa Miller, National University of Galway, year abroad

Summer Adventures: Part II

Posted on September 19, 2017

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

Summer Adventures: Part I

Posted on August 31, 2017

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged Achill Island, Galway, International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

Study Abroad: Take Two

Posted on May 26, 2017

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 …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa Miller, Returned StudentTagged International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, National University of Galway, pre-departure, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

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