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November 2007 Reflection
As I walked back to my dorm room this evening from the 18th-century south campus of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, I reminded myself how much I love being in places where the history is literally within an arm’s … 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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November 2007 Reflection
My time thus far in Ireland has been quite enjoyable. The last few months have been busy for me starting with my return home from Baghdad, Iraq in August. My wife, Carolyn, and I didn’t have much time to relax, … 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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November 2007 Reflection
I came to Ireland in part hoping to expand STAND, a student movement dedicated to the abolition of human suffering in areas of conflict and gross human rights violations. When I boarded the plane, I had no idea if the … 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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November 2007 Reflection
The few months I’ve lived here have been unforgettable. With experiences ranging from travels throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic to academic and volunteer work here in Belfast, it seems impossible to summarize life in one post. Instead, I thought … 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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November 2007 Reflection
When I left Swaziland in July a good friend of mine said, “you’re going to blink and it’ll be October.” Here I find myself, in the middle of November, two weeks from the end of my first term at University … 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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November 2007 Reflection
On the afternoon of September 15th, I met Bernadette and Jeff in the Chicago airport. None of us could contain our enthusiasm; in only seven hours, we would finally see the country we had been anxiously anticipating for the past … 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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November 2007 Reflection
I told the US-Ireland Alliance that I wanted to go to Ireland to study politics. That was only half true. I admit now, scholarship safely in hand and passport stamped, that I actually came to study writing and to investigate … 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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November 2007 Reflection
One of my favorite songs growing up was one about Belfast. It is called “The Black Velvet Band” and tells the story of a man who is smitten by a beautiful Irish woman and she ends up destroying his life. … 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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November 2007 Reflection
“The Ireland I grew up in is no longer. The Ireland of migration is the future, my future, and my kids’ future.” As we went around my class explaining why we had chosen to pursue a degree in Contemporary Migration … 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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November 2007 Reflection
This should serve as a warning: The Irish, apparently, don’t say “Have a nice day.” For me, “Have a nice day,” is a force of habit—it is a conversation ender, a goodbye, a polite reminder that though I just selfishly … 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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November 2007 Reflection
Within an hour of arriving in Dublin, I walked through the gated archway to Trinity’s campus and stood beneath the Campanile. It was a scene directly out of the tourist brochures – I was awed that this was to be … 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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