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And Away I went
Robert Louis Stevenson said “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” Those are words I have tried to live by in the second part of my Mitchell adventure. … Continue reading
Welcome to Galway
As I got off the plane at Dublin airport, I remember the strange looks of those around me as I started laughing to myself that I was actually moving to Ireland for a year. You see, a combination of lack … Continue reading
Settling in Galway
I took a trip to the “chemist” yesterday and a woman across the shop, a woman I didn’t recognize, called out my name. “Deirdre!” she shouted, with obvious affection. I nearly dropped my small bundle of purchases. Now, who was … Continue reading
June 2010 Reflection
Classes have finished, grades have been distributed, and writing for my thesis is well underway. Although I’ve grown academically, when I look back upon my year I don’t dwell on the hours spent in Erlich Suite, the Global Health class’s … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Christina Faust, Immunology & Global Health, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Maynooth, University of Georgia
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June 2010 Reflection
This is it, I thought as I awoke on my last morning of the final Mitchell retreat. My time in Ireland, with the other Mitchell Scholars: over. My year in Ireland: almost over. All morning long, I quietly mourned the … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Gender Globalization and Development, Lauren Parnell Marino, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Northwestern University
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June 2010 Reflection
The day has come. We have finally received our coveted Mitchell rings. They are gorgeous pieces of jewelry made of recycled silver that came engrained with several symbols, including the salmon of knowledge. I’m still trying to figure out what … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged International Human Rights Law, Michael Solis, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton University
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March 2010 Reflection
The fourth week I was in Galway I did not know what to do with myself. The second I had been livid. The eighth I was impressed. And now, I am pondering a crusade. In college philosophy class Shelly Kagan … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2009, National University of Ireland Galway, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Human Rights Law, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Queens University Belfast, Rebekah Emanuel, Yale University
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March 2010 Reflection
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question that you are asked a thousand times as a child, and with less frequency as an adult. At various points in my life, I’ve known exactly what … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender Globalization and Development, Lauren Parnell Marino, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Northwestern University
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March 2010 Reflection
Spring has sprung and much has happened since the swap of seasons. A few weeks ago I had a nasty encounter with a gang of kids who hurled a rock through my second-story window, sending shards of shattered glass all … Continue reading
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Tagged International Human Rights Law, Michael Solis, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton University
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March 2010 Reflection
Springtime arrived in Ireland on February 1st, a unique Irish tradition that begins my favorite season a month and a half ahead of the US. It’s official, I’m not leaving. Originating as Imbolc, a festival honoring the Pagan goddess Brigid, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Faust, Immunology & Global Health, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Maynooth, University of Georgia
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January 2010 Reflection
Before coming to Galway, Seena Perumal, a former Mitchell Scholar, informed me to be wary of the city and its curious nickname: the graveyard of ambition. The graveyard of ambition? I asked myself with a laugh. Is she telling me … Continue reading
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January 2010 Reflection
After becoming accustomed to lush green grass laying beneath bare trees in the winter, it was a surprise to experience snow in Ireland. Not once, but twice, in both parts of the island. The winter weather I returned to on … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Faust, Immunology & Global Health, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Maynooth, University of Georgia
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