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June 2009 Reflection
Right now, I am listening to “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. Do you remember when Susan Boyle sang it in Glasgow and shocked the world? I was sitting with my Irish and British friends, all of us breaking … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Human Rights, Joshua Dillard, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, Rice University
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March 2009 Reflection
I really really want to believe that we have free will. I want to be able to look at a menu and know that some little part of me could choose what dish I want (usually dishes….rowing takes a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, University College Dublin
Tagged Dartmouth College, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Neuroscience, Travis Green, University College Dublin
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March 2009 Reflection
Taking Ryan’s advice in Journal # 2, I’ve started doing some more walking in an effort to find all the cul-de-sacs of University College Dublin (UCD). Health-benefits aside, being a peripatetic student can lead to some interesting discoveries. One such … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, University College Dublin
Tagged Georgetown University, José Canto, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Sociology, UCD, University College Dublin
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March 2009 Reflection
t’s 8:36 pm GMT on the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day here in Dublin. Nine days ago, I accepted my offer to Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where I’ll pursue a Ph.D. in microbial ecology. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Albion College, Catherine Fontana, Environmental Science, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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March 2009 Reflection
“He’s asking if you know about Michael Collins…?” Surprised, I looked down at the wide eyes of a 9-year-old boy who just landed at the Dublin airport with his family–Ireland’s newest programme refugees. His question, the first thing he asked … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Tagged Andrea Laidman, Anthropology and Development, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Maynooth, University of Notre Dame
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March 2009 Reflection
Wow, where to begin… I left off my last “Reflection on Ireland” with anticipation of all the new activities I could enjoy after my shoulder healed, so I suppose I should start by saying now that my shoulder has healed … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009
Tagged Adam Tart, Georgia Institute of Technology, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Mobile Networking and Computing, University College Cork
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March 2009 Reflection
It was springtime, and my junior high band, from D.R. Gaul Middle School in Union, Maine, was having a concert at a school an hour away in Waterville, Maine. I don’t remember much of the concert except that it was … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Colby College, Creative Writing, Erin Rhoda, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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March 2009 Reflection
I am currently locked away in my office at the Equality Commission, reflecting on my past seven days in Rome. When law school grades were posted in mid-February, I decided to celebrate by traveling alone to the Eternal City. The … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Human Rights, Joshua Dillard, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, Rice University
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March 2009 Reflection
“One more thing—,” Eriko croaked to me with a sly grin and a dramatic pause, “I met Michael J. Fox!” My flatmate, rendered mute all last week by a nasty case of bronchitis, finally regained enough of her voice this … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, University of Ulster
Tagged Grinnell College, Lara Janson, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Peace Studies, university of ulster
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March 2009 Reflection
The past three months seem to have flown by. I am still enjoying my time here in Ireland, and I look forward to the final months of my adventure here. Since my last journal entry, I had a birthday, explored … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Christopher Rosson, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, Violence Terrorism & Security, William Jewell College
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March 2009 Reflection
Since today is the Feast of St. Joseph and two days ago was the Feast of St. Patrick and since I have been something of a recalcitrant Catholic the past few months, I figure this is as good a time … Continue reading
March 2009 Reflection
I catch myself doing it more frequently now. It started off subtly, merely a change in intonation when asking questions, saying “hiya” when greeting people, and getting people’s attention by saying “sorry.” Now, I catch myself saying “your man,” “thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, Dublin City University
Tagged Development Studies, Dublin City University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, United States Naval Academy, Victoria Moore
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