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January 2010 Reflection
Emerald memories flit across my mind as I begin to travel back to Dublin. It is winter break. As I watch the snowy New England woods and frozen marshes speed by my train window, I find it hard to believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew Baum, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Yale University
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January 2010 Reflection
One of my most enjoyable experiences over the last few months has been reading Joyce’s the Dubliners. I can imagine that some may balk at the fact that it has taken me so long to read Joyce’s collection of short … Continue reading
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January 2010 Reflection
Winter has been upon us. You can see it on the landscape as much as on a person. We’ve drawn into ourselves, dropped our heads to the ground to keep the wind from hitting our faces, buried our hands in … Continue reading
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Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Neil Ferron, Playwriting, Santa Clara University, Trinity College Dublin
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November 2009 Reflection
I live on the ground floor of Trinity’s Front Gate, which means that I am not secluded behind the white stone walls, nor am I outside in the mess of buses and tourists on College Street, I am in between … Continue reading
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November 2009 Reflection
The first evening I visited Dublin, I went to a small local pub and asked for a pint of Guinness. Having never asked for one before, I foolishly took the pint away before the requisite second pour. When I sat … Continue reading
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November 2009 Reflection
Where are you from? I heard the question repeated time and again. I could feel that each strangely accented word leaving my mouth sent ripples across the Trinity cobblestones screaming, “American! I’m American!” “I’m from Boston,” I replied. Spending one … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew Baum, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Yale University
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June 2009 Reflection
This time last year, I was in a hospital, visiting a good friend who had just swallowed a bottle of pills. His hospital room was packed with friends and family, and we played flute and guitar and sang. The nurses … Continue reading
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Tagged Colby College, Creative Writing, Erin Rhoda, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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June 2009 Reflection
I think, on occasion, that I’ve adjusted to Ireland. It’s the little things: freeze-dried coffee, bringing your own bag to the grocery store, being detached from e-mail access for a day – and the world not entirely stopping. But at … Continue reading
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March 2009 Reflection
t’s 8:36 pm GMT on the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day here in Dublin. Nine days ago, I accepted my offer to Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where I’ll pursue a Ph.D. in microbial ecology. It was … Continue reading
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March 2009 Reflection
It was springtime, and my junior high band, from D.R. Gaul Middle School in Union, Maine, was having a concert at a school an hour away in Waterville, Maine. I don’t remember much of the concert except that it was … Continue reading
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January 2009 Reflection
Michael O’Loughlin’s office looks like God’s waiting room. It’s on the top floor—the fifth—of the Oscar Wilde Center, off a tiny landing, behind a white door. At the far end of the room are two tables and two chairs. On … Continue reading
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January 2009 Reflection
t has been said that the brain makes thousands of calculations while the body walks on cobblestones. Slight adjustments to the ankle in fractional degrees otherwise unnoticed keep students, tourists, teachers, and the smallest toddler ‘afloat’ in Trinity’s Front Square. … Continue reading
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