Category Archives: Class of 2005

May 2005 Reflection

With a pre-approved extension from Dell, I write this journal entry late, in the hope that it will provide an insight into my adventures and misadventures of late. To say that these past months have been formative would be an … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

It seems incredible to believe that the school year is over. Classes ended a week ago and although most students are still in the midst of exams and papers, many of my classmates will be taking off shortly after finishing … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

Comme ca va? Ca va? As for me, I am doing great. I just got back from a class field trip in Leuven, Belgium. I think I put on ten pounds. If anyone travels to Leuven, I wholeheartedly recommend the … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

There’s nothing like having four sets of guests to make two months fly. From taking in the rugged shores of Rathlin Island with Jess, my radiant girlfriend, to tromping through the farmland of Co. Galway with my parents in search … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

Strange as this may sound, I had a strong desire to write this last Mitchell journal entry as the shout-out section that ends the liner notes on any given rap album. I don’t know, of course, how much cross-readership there … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

My official title as a Mitchell Scholar will be expiring shortly, and with it all those wonderful perks that I have so enjoyed. Yet, as my degree at Trinity will take two years to complete rather than the normal one, … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflections

The last days of Limerick have ended. I have returned to Minnesota. I look out the window as I write this at a brilliant blue sky. The sun is splashing its effervescent rays on all who pass under it with … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

I have a Belarussian passport. It’s not mine, it’s someone else’s, but it’s in my possession. And in case you are wondering why, I will share. One of my classmates in Galway is Belarussian and invited me to visit home. … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

I’ve been back in America for nearly a week and everything here in Anderson is the same. I’m watching Cosby Show reruns and a copy of Paul Wellstone’s The Conscience of a Liberal rests on the table beside me. Friday … Continue reading

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May 2005 Reflection

My Nikon 3500 digital camera has been with me through almost everything: college graduation, New Year’s Eve 2004 in New York… everything. She has seen at least a dozen zoos or aquariums and traveled in even dozens more cities around … Continue reading

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March 2005 Reflection

Yikes!! The halfway point. I know exactly where the time has gone, and yet am amazed that the year has passed so quickly. But hopefully the rest of the year will grant us 36 hours a day, although that too … Continue reading

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March 2005 Reflection

I’m back!! As I sit down to write this journal entry, I am amazed at how much time has passed since I first arrived on this island. Northern Ireland has affected me in more ways that I can conceive. This … Continue reading

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