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January 2010 Reflection
After a nice Christmas break at home with my family and friends (and a trip to witness Alabama win its 13th National Championship at the Rose Bowl), I came back to Belfast for a grueling week of exams. Three 4-hour … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Adam Harbison, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Queens University Belfast, Rural Development, University of Alabama
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January 2010 Reflection
Distance makes the heart grow fonder. In my case, the time I spent back in the U.S. for the holidays could hardly have done more to heighten my appreciation for Ireland. Sure, as any of the fellow scholars can tell … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, University College Dublin
Tagged Alec Schierenbeck, Equality Studies, Grinnell College, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, University College Dublin
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January 2010 Reflection
The most difficult thing about music therapy is to know when to be silent. It seems paradoxical, but this therapy built around sound sometimes has its moments of greatest effect in its absence. Because being able to actively listen to … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, University of Limerick
Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Montana State University, Music Therapy, Shane Colvin, University of Limerick
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January 2010 Reflection
Winter has been upon us. You can see it on the landscape as much as on a person. We’ve drawn into ourselves, dropped our heads to the ground to keep the wind from hitting our faces, buried our hands in … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Neil Ferron, Playwriting, Santa Clara University, Trinity College Dublin
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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
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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January 2010 Reflection
We crested the hill and suddenly, below us, was the valley. I twirled. It felt like we were lord and lady of a hidden holding, a place where we could take the hounds out hunting of a weekend afternoon, the … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, 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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January 2010 Reflection
I expected that making friends … real friends … in Ireland would take time. That it would be a delicate process, and subject to awkward exchanges and uncertain social cues. During my first few weeks in Galway, I fearfully imagined … 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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November 2009 Reflection
I live on the ground floor of Trinity’s Front Gate, which means that I am not secluded behind the white stone walls, nor am I outside in the mess of buses and tourists on College Street, I am in between … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010
Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Neil Ferron, Playwriting, Santa Clara University, Trinity College Dublin
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November 2009 Reflection
Island of Enchantment, Celtic Paradise, Emerald Isle—Stab City? Limerick, Ireland, has had this stigmatism stamped upon its streets since the 1980’s when 75 percent of homicides were committed with a knife. Though I have yet to confirm the reports, some … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, University of Limerick
Tagged mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Montana State University, Music Therapy, Shane Colvin, University of Limerick
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November 2009 Reflection
The first evening I visited Dublin, I went to a small local pub and asked for a pint of Guinness. Having never asked for one before, I foolishly took the pint away before the requisite second pour. When I sat … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Georgia Institute of Technology, Mathematical Physics, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Sarang Shah, Trinity College Dublin
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November 2009 Reflection
Green has been my favorite since I first learned the difference between colors. Most of my wardrobe is green, my main form of transport in the States is a green road bike, and even the background for my email is … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Tagged Christina Faust, Immunology & Global Health, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Maynooth, University of Georgia
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November 2009 Reflection
You know you are acclimating to Belfast culture when you find yourself in Primark trying to decide which shade of “denim” leggings go best with your new plaid shirt. This is the beginning of a love affair. I often tell … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Breanna Detwiler, Elon University, Environmental Science, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Queens University Belfast
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