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Lessons from Ireland
Enjoy Explore Experience Eight months ago, I sat in a corner of terminal A6 in the Philadelphia International airport waiting for my red eye flight to Dublin. I began to list goals for my year in Ireland. I was not … Continue reading
A year of adventure
In addition to sitting in café’s working on my thesis, pints with my classmates discussing lectures, and walks through Stephens Green on sunny days, I have had the great pleasure of exploring Ireland and Europe thanks to the Mitchell fellowship. … Continue reading
Abortion: A Change in Ireland and in Myself
On October 28, 2012, the devastating death of Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital Galway led to a nationwide protest in Ireland and a revaluation of women’s reproductive rights in Ireland. Savita was a 31-year-old dentist, who had been starting a planned family … Continue reading
O’Bama: Election Season Away from Home
As a former volunteer for the Obama campaign, I felt as though I was neglecting my political duties by being away from the US during prime election season. But within my first hour on the island of Ireland, I had … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2013, University College Dublin
Tagged dublin, Franklin and Marshall College, ireland, Mitchell Scholars, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2013, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, Mona Lotfipour, O'Bama, study abroad, university college dublin (UCD), US election
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