Tag Archives: dublin

Nearing the Halfway Mark

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Katie Marcum - University College Dublin

I’ve been back in Dublin for two and a half weeks now, after a very good and lengthy visit with my family and friends back in West Virginia. Finals went very well, provisional grades have been released, and this semester’s … Continue reading →

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Being a Tourist

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Elizabeth Katz - Dublin City University

For many years, I have utterly detested the sight of cameras strewn around necks and gawking eyes open wide with astonishment. Overloaded sojourners stopped in the middle of sidewalks and even streets near designated tourist sights drive me crazy. I … Continue reading →

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Having the Craic

Posted on December 19, 2011 by jmoldovan12

Sheep: these cute, fluffy (arguably much softer in my imagination than in reality), rather nonchalant animals welcomed me to Ireland when I arrived with my family in August to see the sites before I settled into Trinity to begin my … Continue reading →

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Luck

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Elizabeth Katz - Dublin City University

I’ve only been in Ireland now for about two and a half months, but I’m starting to appreciate the laid-back modus operandi here. When asked by a lecturer to give a typical Irish saying that describes the culture, my fellow … Continue reading →

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Theorizing Ireland

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Katie Marcum - University College Dublin

Unfortunately, I must admit that I am not, by my very nature, an optimist. I am instead the cliché “realist.” I worry too much, plan too much, stress too much and think too much for optimism to settle deep within … Continue reading →

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The Irish Goodbye

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Stephen Dorner - Trinity College Dublin

I write this reflection from 37,000 feet above the Atlantic on my final flight home from Ireland. Perhaps it’s because I am in a tin can flying through the air at hundreds of miles per hour, or maybe because I … Continue reading →

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