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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
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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
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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
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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
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