Category Archives: Class of 2011

Until Next Time

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Yongjun Heo - University College Dublin

It is over now: a year of developing close relationships, meeting new people, humanizing a country and culture to best of my abilities, and living-learning at a different academic institution. Towards the conclusion of any program, I tend to mentally … Continue reading →

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An Irish Experience

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Steven Sifuentes - NUI Maynooth

A couple of weeks ago, I was observing the firefighters of the Dublin Fire Brigade on one of their ambulances. We had received a call to respond to a young man who had been assaulted. When we arrived at the … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Lads

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Deirdre Mask - NUI Galway

My other reflections centered on my life in Galway, the structure of my days, all those funny little things you learn about a country by living there, and not just visiting. (Isn’t it amazing that you can get a decent … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Fagan Harris - University of Limerick

I have settled back in the United States and am enjoying my work in Washington D.C. as a Fellow at Emerson Collective, an organization that advocates for and invests in the public good. Ireland seems at times a world away: … Continue reading →

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The End of A Chapter

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Kyle Krieger - Dublin City University

When I sit back and think about my year in Ireland, I have a hard time comprehending what a great experience it is to be a Mitchell Scholar. To begin with, Dublin City University has been a great first stop … Continue reading →

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Parting is such sweet sorrow…

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Joseph Graziano - NUI Galway

I have been back in the United States for a few weeks now, and have found a lot of time to reflect on what an incredible year I had in Ireland. The first question I get from everyone the first … Continue reading →

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What a Feeling

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Ibrahim Elshamy - University of Ulster, Magee

I rode a lot of buses in Ireland, crisscrossing the island many times (occasionally in other modes of transport). Some people really dislike the sometimes 4+ hour rides along windy, curvy roads, around and over the hills, stopping to drop … Continue reading →

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The Irish Goodbye

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Stephen Dorner - Trinity College Dublin

I write this reflection from 37,000 feet above the Atlantic on my final flight home from Ireland. Perhaps it’s because I am in a tin can flying through the air at hundreds of miles per hour, or maybe because I … Continue reading →

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Spring Fever in Belfast and Abroad

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ryan Merola - Queen's University, Belfast

“Yeah, you guessed it. I fell. Cut up my right arm, bruised my left, and was once again left limping away (this time physically and not emotionally) from another attempt at a sort of spiritual moment we were sharing. And that was before I even got to the river rocks…” Continue reading →

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The Irish Spring

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Kyle Krieger - Dublin City University

I love the Irish spring. DCU is located right next to the blooming Albert College Park and I spend a lot of my free time jogging through the open fields past multicolored roses and young boys playing hurling. During the … Continue reading →

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When the sun goes down o’er Dublin town

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Stephen Dorner - Trinity College Dublin

The transformation from winter to spring in Ireland is unlike any seasonal change I have experienced. When I left Dublin in March for a respite at home in the States, I left gray skies, damp air, and chilling cold. When … Continue reading →

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Humour and Solitude

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ibrahim Elshamy - University of Ulster, Magee

I will long remember my time in Ireland—no, in Derry, specifically—by the geniality of people and palatable genuineness in our interactions. I learned very quickly that dry or sarcastic humour is often taken as quite rude (and I hope to keep … Continue reading →

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