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January 2007 Reflection

It’s been almost a month since I finished classes, but it feels like a lot longer. The last few weeks of classes were intense, and I had several assignments due in rapid succession, including a newspaper critique and a radio … Continue reading

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January 2007 Reflection

So we left off at Thanksgiving. My fiancé, Jeff, was over, and we went to Paris for a few days. The Lourve was unbelievable, so much so that I begrudgingly might have to consider it more grand that the Vatican … Continue reading

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November 2006 Reflection

And so begins my Mitchell Journal and the longest time I’ve ever spent away from the States. True, I spent 4 months in Italy as a junior at Georgetown, but it was in Georgetown’s own villa with fellow Hoyas I … Continue reading

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November 2006 Reflection

Although my Master’s program got off to a slow start, it’s become intense in the last month. I’m doing the MA in Journalism at Dublin City University and I’ve spent the last several weeks scrambling to get radio stories and … Continue reading

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June 2006 Reflection

It started 9 months ago with an overnight flight, Now it is summer and the end is in sight. I cannot believe how the time has flown, And all the ways in which I have grown. Poetry is not my … Continue reading

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March 2006 Reflection

At some point in February, I cannot recall exactly when, I woke up and felt like Dublin was home. I knew that although it was bright and sunny at 8am, it would be cloudy by noon. I knew that there … Continue reading

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January 2006 Reflection

As I sit here in Dublin’s first Starbucks, I realize that some things have changed very little for me in the past few months. I can still sit, surrounded by familiar Starbucks earth-tone furniture, and drink tea while typing on … Continue reading

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November 2005 Reflection

This time last year I remember thinking to myself, “If I actually get the Mitchell Scholarship, I’m going to be so excited that I’ll randomly break out smiling for the next two years!” I thought normal students didn’t get these … Continue reading

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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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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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January 2005 Reflection

Part II: The Discovery The outcome of the American election has left many in Ireland in shock. There seemed to be an unwritten understanding among the Irish I interact with that Kerry was going to win. I spent most of … Continue reading

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November 2004 Reflection

Thank you for the US-Ireland Alliance for such a fantastic opportunity. My time in Ireland has been wonderful, and I am grateful for this awesome experience. This short year has already given me a lifetime of memories, but more importantly … Continue reading

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