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June 2008 Reflection
There is a cozy old pub on Poolbeg Street and my older sister and I are sitting in it, Smithwick’s in front of us, chatting and reminscing as we drink. The ornery old publican is pacing up and down the … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Applied Social Research, Bernadette McFadden, Dickinson College, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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June 2008 Reflection
There was a time when, desperately homesick and severely jet-lagged, I sat with Allison and Brendan in a very old pub in Blackrock on our first night in Ireland thinking to myself, ‘This is going to be a long year.’ … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, University College Dublin
Tagged Cultural Policy and Arts Management, Erin Stevens, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, United States Military Academy, University College Dublin
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June 2008 Reflection
Well, our year as a Mitchell class is slowly drawing to a close. Some of us have already moved on, the rest sticking around to finish work on final projects. I actually left Ireland yesterday and am writing this from … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, University College Dublin
Tagged Brendan Hayes, Development Studies, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, St. Lawrence University, UCD, University College Dublin
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June 2008 Reflection
In my last entry, I expressed my mild dislike for the windy, rainy Irish winters. The seasons have indeed changed, but the breeze is a constant here, and it’s strange now that it’s my favorite part of the warm (though … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Tagged Jeffrey Benedict, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Musicology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Vanderbilt University
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June 2008 Reflection
Over the past two months, spring and summer have come, and the once-elusive sun has returned. Endless fields of wildflowers have begun to bloom on the Mourne and Wicklow Mountains. Droves of summer tourists have begun to filter into Dublin … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Environmental Science, Harvard University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Scot Miller, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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June 2008 Reflection
I am just over twenty-three years old and my mother still writes me plane-notes. For those of you who never had the experience of being a middle-school aged girl, a plane-note is a note that is snuck into your suitcase … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Ethnic Conflict, Johns Hopkins University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, Sarah David
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June 2008 Reflection
On my desk in Belfast, I keep a photograph of my students from my first year teaching. It’s filled with all the imperfections that usually accompany these types of pictures. Some kids are looking in the wrong direction; some have … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Franklin McMillan, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, Theory Culture & Identity, University of Chicago
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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
“That day, Haji Ali taught me the most important lesson I’ve ever learned in my life,” Mortenson says. “We Americans think you have to accomplish everything quickly…Haji Ali taught me to share three cups of tea, to slow down and … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, University College Cork
Tagged Duke University, Jimmy Soni, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Politics, University College Cork
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June 2008 Reflection
Sadly enough, the year is starting to wind down. The good news is that I just recently finished all my work for the 2nd semester and am beginning to focus on my thesis. I’m staying in Ireland for the summer … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Dublin City University
Tagged Dublin City University, International Security and Conflict, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Sean Healy, United States Military Academy
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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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