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The Global Reach of Irish Universities
Montreal, Canada may not be the first place one thinks to look at the US-Ireland Trans-Atlantic relationship. For me, competing alongside four Irish peers representing an Irish university at a Canadian Competition helped me better appreciate the realities of the US-Ireland connection. Continue reading
Where’s the Craic? Cork
For those considering a visit to Ireland or applying to the Mitchell Scholarship, keep Cork in mind. For me, Cork has been a great place to live, learn, and make memories. Continue reading
Wasting Less, Feeding More
It was 3 a.m. and -4 degrees Celsius in Dublin’s Wolfe Tone Park. I was in a tent huddled with several young Dubliners. Like me, these young people were fired up about an issue that grips Ireland, the US, and … 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
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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And Away I went
Robert Louis Stevenson said “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” Those are words I have tried to live by in the second part of my Mitchell adventure. … Continue reading
June 2009 Reflection
The main interest in life and in work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning. Michel Foucault This has been a Foucauldian type of year for me. I came across the writing of Michel Foucault … 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
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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January 2009 Reflection
December was a month of pilgrimages for me: one to Rome and two others to Bushmills, Northern Ireland, and Middleton, Cork County. Before the pilgrimages began, I wrapped up some work at UCD where I am learning more and more … 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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November 2008 Reflection
After only two months in Ireland, I’m happy to say that I am a bit more Irish now. The realization came to me about a month ago while sitting in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral during an Irish-spoken Mass, wearing my Kerry … 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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June 2008 Reflection
Every child has drawn cards for their doting parents. We’ve set up our own private Hallmark studio with eight “washable” Crayola markers (in case the inks get on our clothes), a piece of paper from the printer at Dad’s office, … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, University College Cork
Tagged Art Chan, Contemporary Migration/Diaspora Studies, Georgetown University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, University College Cork
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June 2008 Reflection
It seems like only a few days ago that I embarked on my journey to Ireland. Having never lived abroad, I boarded the plane to Ireland with great anticipation. Now that the year is drawing to a close, I find … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Georgetown University, International Human Rights Law, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Nathaniel Wright, National University of Ireland Galway
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