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A Picture-Perfect White-Washed Red-Trimmed Cottage
I’m looking back at my year in Ireland from a distance of four months and more than 4,000 miles. My friends from the master’s program at NUIG finally celebrated our graduation at the end of November, an event I could … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2012, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged derry, inishowen peninsula, ireland, Irish theater, Irish theatre, Katie Van Winkle, londonderry, mitchell scholar, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, northern ireland, peace and conflict studies, Theatre of Witness
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Dispatches from Oireachtas na Gaeilge
I recently spent a weekend at the Oireachtas na Gaeilge in Letterkenny in County Donegal. I didn’t really have a choice. For months now, everyone around me has been talking about the Oireachtas. I had heard a lot about it, … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2013, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Cavan, Conor Walsh, Donegal, Gaeilge, Harvard, ireland, Irish language, Irish music festival, Letterkenny, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2013, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland (NUIG), Oireachtas, Oireachtas na Gaeilge, Sean-nós, study abroad
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“And it’s over the fields with my pack on my back…”
I’m up on my feet, walking again—yesterday I even ran to catch a bus! The last few months have been full of travel and activity, and I’ve had lots of opportunities to dispel the restlessness that built up during my convalescence. … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2012, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Belfast, castles, Connemara, derry, fairy tales, Galway, ireland, Irish theater, Irish theatre, londonderry, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, ringmasters, sightseeing in Ireland, sisters, travel in Ireland
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Winter Time
When taxi drivers, store keepers, professors, and students in Galway mention the winters of 2010 and 2011, they adopt the tone of those recounting tough, repressed experiences. Ice and snow clogged the stone streets of the city as temperatures dipped to … Continue reading
Break a Leg
When I last wrote, I was traveling home to the US, excited to be be going on tour to Princeton with the Austin theatre company the Rude Mechanicals. Well, on our opening night, I fell off the stage, sprained my … Continue reading
Wells of Oil, Pots of Gold
A chara, My winter holidays are kicking off earlier than those of the other Scholars. I’m currently enjoying an overnight layover in London (complete with shortbread shaped like Scottie dogs and an enchanting night at the circus). This time tomorrow … Continue reading
New Adventures
I knew that I could look forward to my time in Ireland when, upon landing at Dublin’s shiny new airport, I was greeted by free luggage carts. That’s right: when moving to a new country, a free luggage cart (are … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2012, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged economics, Galway, Mitchell Scholars, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, Mohit Agrawal, National University of Ireland, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Occupy Galway, us-ireland alliance
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Thanks, Lads
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
Parting is such sweet sorrow…
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
Connemarathon
I always have difficulties with “reflections.” Thoughts and images that seem so bright and flexible in my mind stiffen when I write them down. On the page, heartfelt feelings become artificial. So instead, I’m going to write about the Connemarathon. … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged creative non-fiction, Deirdre Mask, graduate fellowships, Harvard College, Harvard Law School, law clerk, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, NUIG, post-grad in Ireland, post-grad study in Ireland, study in Ireland, writing
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Blaze of Glory
So I feel like it has been a small lifetime since we last spoke. The second half of our year in Ireland started with a mid year retreat in Belfast. Earlier in the year, Stephen, Kyle, and I had met … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged baseball, Georgetown University, Georgetown University Law Center, graduate fellowships, Joey Graziano, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), post-grad in Ireland, post-grad study in Ireland, Public interest law, study in Ireland
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No Longer a Tourist
Every evening these days, we get a knock at the door a little after dinner. At the door often stand two people, sometimes older, sometimes younger, and they politely ask for a moment of my time. Am I by any … Continue reading