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2 Photographers and Me
In the second semester of our MFA program, I feel a lot of the students (and myself) coming into their own. We have been given the tools, the encouragement, and the inspiration to pursue creative, new bodies of work with … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Bessie Young, class of 2013, MFA Photography, University of Ulster Belfast
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Of Churches and Chard
Whenever I visit a new city, I immediately search for the cartoonish tourist maps flitting around the hostel to identify two key destinations: big churches and farmer’s markets. This, I’ve realized, is an odd habit for a few reasons. I … Continue reading
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Time Flies…
Wow. Hard to believe my time on the island is coming to a close… it feels like just yesterday I arrived, was panicking about not being able to charge my laptop or access the Internet, and broke my foot. The … Continue reading
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Base of the Fifth Metatarsal
Today I write to you about the base of the Fifth Metatarsal. No, unfortunately not an exotic European mountain range, but the location of a broken bone in my foot! A week before Christmas, while taking out the trash, I … Continue reading
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Tagged David Gobaud, e-governance, ireland, Mitchell Scholars, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, northern ireland, online education, Queens University Belfast, Stanford University, study in Northern Ireland
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Until Next Time
It is over now: a year of developing close relationships, meeting new people, humanizing a country and culture to best of my abilities, and living-learning at a different academic institution. Towards the conclusion of any program, I tend to mentally … Continue reading
The End of A Chapter
When I sit back and think about my year in Ireland, I have a hard time comprehending what a great experience it is to be a Mitchell Scholar. To begin with, Dublin City University has been a great first stop … Continue reading
Parting is such sweet sorrow…
I have been back in the United States for a few weeks now, and have found a lot of time to reflect on what an incredible year I had in Ireland. The first question I get from everyone the first … Continue reading