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A Picture-Perfect White-Washed Red-Trimmed Cottage

I’m looking back at my year in Ireland from a distance of four months and more than 4,000 miles. My friends from the master’s program at NUIG finally celebrated our graduation at the end of November, an event I could … Continue reading

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O’Bama: Election Season Away from Home

As a former volunteer for the Obama campaign, I felt as though I was neglecting my political duties by being away from the US during prime election season. But within my first hour on the island of Ireland, I had … Continue reading

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Sinking In, Running Around

I’ll admit to a slow start. I arrived in Belfast with the standard hopes-and-dreams of any student arriving in a new country to study. Perhaps being in the field of human rights law, I was a bit more starry-eyed and … Continue reading

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Out with the Old, In with the New?

Today marks my two-month anniversary in Ireland. I arrived in September, dragging my disheveled way down O’Connell Street, shoulders straining under the three suitcases still stained with dust acquired somewhere between the African Sahel and the Eastern seaboard of the … Continue reading

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Star-Struck in Belfast

It’s not everyday that you meet a celebrity. But for me, it happens nearly every Thursday in my MFA in Photography course. Continue reading

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Dispatches from Oireachtas na Gaeilge

I recently spent a weekend at the Oireachtas na Gaeilge in Letterkenny in County Donegal. I didn’t really have a choice. For months now, everyone around me has been talking about the Oireachtas. I had heard a lot about it, … Continue reading

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First Impressions

It’s now a bit more than a month and a half since I set foot in Ireland, and what a roller-coaster ride so far. With multiple trips outside the country, a part-time job with an organization in DC, a local … Continue reading

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Cooking up a Gaelic Storm

Irish culinary traditions can make us feel like we’re home, no matter where in the world we may be. Continue reading

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Achill Island: Land of Midges and Fairies

Since Ireland was going to be my new home for the next year, I arrived earlier this summer, determined to see as many aspects of the country as I could before settling into life as a student.  I had a … Continue reading

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Business School

As I sit down to write, Post-Tropical Storm Sandy (formerly known as Tropical Storm Sandy, formerly known as Hurricane Sandy) spits its last bits of wind and water across the Eastern Seaboard of the US.  For the first time since … Continue reading

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Storytelling

I’ve always wanted to be someone with whom people associated adjectives like “cultured” and “artsy.” “Eccentric” would be ideal. I’ve wanted to attend plays in the middle of the day, and lose myself in the obscurity of discussion over a … Continue reading

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Why the Mitchell?

When I applied to the Mitchell, I knew that studying in Ireland would afford much potential for adventure. Little did I know that I would have so many “only-on-the-Mitchell” moments. Here’s just one example. Continue reading

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