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January 2008 Reflection
The Healy family continues to enjoy the Irish experience. I’m about to finish my first semester of classes (a final essay due in a few days) and look forward towards next semester, which will offer me the opportunity to take … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Dublin City University
Tagged Dublin City University, International Security and Conflict, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Sean Healy, United States Military Academy
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January 2008 Reflection
I arrived back in the US at the beginning of December to a white-out blizzard: I knew I was back at home. I spent a wonderful few weeks with family and friends, went hiking and cross country skiing, and even … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Environmental Science, Harvard University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Scot Miller, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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January 2008 Reflection
I steady myself against the wind that nearly takes me over the edge of the cliffs into the icy Atlantic. Standing here on this ancient lookout point I try to imagine what it must have been like for the guardians … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Georgetown University, International Human Rights Law, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Nathaniel Wright, National University of Ireland Galway
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January 2008 Reflection
If the first journal entry had to do with the novelty of arriving in Ireland, this one is more about settling in. While I love visiting Dublin (and now Limerick, after a fun-filled weekend of Munster rugby, pub sing-songs, and … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, University College Cork
Tagged Art Chan, Contemporary Migration/Diaspora Studies, Georgetown University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, University College Cork
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January 2008 Reflection
After the last night of classes in December, I unsurprisingly found myself in a Belfast pub. Some fellow students and I spent the evening listening to live music, talking about the upcoming holidays, and discussing the ins and outs of … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Franklin McMillan, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, Theory Culture & Identity, University of Chicago
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January 2008 Reflection
It is hard to believe that I’m about to begin the second half of my program at UCD. I’ve had a long break and a great opportunity to spend time with my family in Tupper Lake. UCD’s academic schedule closely … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, University College Dublin
Tagged Brendan Hayes, Development Studies, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, St. Lawrence University, UCD, University College Dublin
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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
Posted in Class of 2008, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Ethnic Conflict, Johns Hopkins University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, Sarah David
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November 2007 Reflection
As I walked back to my dorm room this evening from the 18th-century south campus of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, I reminded myself how much I love being in places where the history is literally within an arm’s … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Tagged Jeffrey Benedict, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Musicology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Vanderbilt University
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November 2007 Reflection
My time thus far in Ireland has been quite enjoyable. The last few months have been busy for me starting with my return home from Baghdad, Iraq in August. My wife, Carolyn, and I didn’t have much time to relax, … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, Dublin City University
Tagged Dublin City University, International Security and Conflict, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Sean Healy, United States Military Academy
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November 2007 Reflection
I came to Ireland in part hoping to expand STAND, a student movement dedicated to the abolition of human suffering in areas of conflict and gross human rights violations. When I boarded the plane, I had no idea if the … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2008, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Georgetown University, International Human Rights Law, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Nathaniel Wright, National University of Ireland Galway
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