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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

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March 2008 Reflection

There are many ways to see Belfast. The obvious are the open-bus tours, the new “Belfast Eye”, walking through the city center or standing on one of the many surrounding mountains (or hills, for those of you who live near … Continue reading

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January 2008 Reflection

For years I have used CNN.com as a coping mechanism (no, I do not read FoxNews yet, but a few more months of BBC and I might require some fair and balanced reporting). More often than not people think it … Continue reading

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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

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May 2005 Reflection

My official title as a Mitchell Scholar will be expiring shortly, and with it all those wonderful perks that I have so enjoyed. Yet, as my degree at Trinity will take two years to complete rather than the normal one, … Continue reading

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March 2005 Reflection

If seeing more of Ireland is not a viable pastime, then my efforts these past two months have certainly been in vain. I continue to check off the places I’ve visited on the large map of Ireland I have hanging … Continue reading

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January 2005 Reflection

My flight arrived into Dublin four hours ago. Within ten minutes of collecting my baggage from the turnstile, one of my Irish friends called to say welcome back. Although I wasn’t sure myself that I had been in Ireland long … Continue reading

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November 2004 Reflection

“There was green alligators and long necked geese. Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees. Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you’re born. The loveliest of them all was the Unicorn.” It only seems fitting that I begin … Continue reading

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