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Education and Foundations in Ireland
The experience of finding a topic for my first Mitchell blog in October was so traumatic, that since that frantic fall night I have been slowly stockpiling blog topics. Today, with only five months and one remaining blog left before … Continue reading
Why Limerick Feels Like Home
The American-Irish relationship is evolving, with 38 million Americans defining their ancestry as Irish or Scotch-Irish in 2010 compared to 44 million in the 1990 census. Irish youth from my generation increasingly look to live in Anglophone cousins other than … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2014, University of Limerick
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UL Math: Not small Potatoes
I began searching for a meaningful way to summarize the past three extraordinary months at the University of Limerick as a Mitchell Scholar in the way every 22-year old starts an endeavor like that: by logging onto Facebook. Upon logging … Continue reading
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Gratitude
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
Spring
Spring has arrived. After a long and dreary winter, the clouds have parted, the rain has ceased, and the sun finally shines. And, what a beautiful spring it is! Students have taken to Limerick’s many green fields to play sports, … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Limerick
Tagged Brussels, EU, Fagan Harris, graduate fellowships, human rights in criminal justice, International security studies, Irish Permanent Representative to the EU, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, post-grad in Ireland, post-grad study in Ireland, rhodes scholar, Stanford University, study in Ireland, UL, University of Limerick
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Travel and thought
We are well into the second semester, and we’ve settled into an academic groove here in Limerick. Last semester started slowly but finished strong with a grueling set of final examinations, lengthy papers and tough presentations. Without a doubt, the … Continue reading
Quiet life in Limerick
Living in Ireland has been a complete, and welcome, departure from American life. Life is simpler, and I am so grateful for the opportunity the Mitchell Scholarship has provided me for meaningful reflection and further engagement in my academic life … Continue reading
June 2010 Reflection
Homeless for 22 days, I found myself in an interview with the general manager of Castle Leslie Estate as he said, “So I’m afraid we won’t be able to offer you summer accommodation.” Fact: I have a job. Caveat: I … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, University of Limerick
Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Montana State University, Music Therapy, Shane Colvin, University of Limerick
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March 2010 Reflection
It’s Sunday afternoon. Unrelenting rain. I put aside my fourth finished book in two days as the clouds stubbornly cling to the Shannon. Not adjusted to spending most of my time indoors, I’m restless; desiring sun, just one full day … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, University of Limerick
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January 2010 Reflection
The most difficult thing about music therapy is to know when to be silent. It seems paradoxical, but this therapy built around sound sometimes has its moments of greatest effect in its absence. Because being able to actively listen to … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, University of Limerick
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November 2009 Reflection
Island of Enchantment, Celtic Paradise, Emerald Isle—Stab City? Limerick, Ireland, has had this stigmatism stamped upon its streets since the 1980’s when 75 percent of homicides were committed with a knife. Though I have yet to confirm the reports, some … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, University of Limerick
Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Montana State University, Music Therapy, Shane Colvin, University of Limerick
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June 2007 Reflection
I write this final journal almost in shock that the year is over. The last part passed so quickly. Now that I am home I am able to see what a great impact my time in Ireland has had on … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, University of Limerick
Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Ohio University, Peace and Development Studies, Sarah Sexton, University of Limerick
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