Tag Archives: Mitchell Scholars Program

Until Next Time

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Yongjun Heo - University College Dublin

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 →

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Parting is such sweet sorrow…

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Joseph Graziano - NUI Galway

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 →

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What a Feeling

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Ibrahim Elshamy - University of Ulster, Magee

I rode a lot of buses in Ireland, crisscrossing the island many times  (occasionally in other modes of transport). Some people really dislike the sometimes 4+ hour rides along windy, curvy roads, around and over the hills, stopping to drop … 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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