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Where’s the Craic? Cork
For those considering a visit to Ireland or applying to the Mitchell Scholarship, keep Cork in mind. For me, Cork has been a great place to live, learn, and make memories. Continue reading
Wasting Less, Feeding More
It was 3 a.m. and -4 degrees Celsius in Dublin’s Wolfe Tone Park. I was in a tent huddled with several young Dubliners. Like me, these young people were fired up about an issue that grips Ireland, the US, and … Continue reading
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
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
Base of the Fifth Metatarsal
Today I write to you about the base of the Fifth Metatarsal. No, unfortunately not an exotic European mountain range, but the location of a broken bone in my foot! A week before Christmas, while taking out the trash, I … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2012, Queen's University Belfast, Uncategorized
Tagged David Gobaud, e-governance, ireland, Mitchell Scholars, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, northern ireland, online education, Queens University Belfast, Stanford University, study in Northern Ireland
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Gratitude
I have settled back in the United States and am enjoying my work in Washington D.C. as a Fellow at Emerson Collective, an organization that advocates for and invests in the public good. Ireland seems at times a world away: … Continue reading
Spring
Spring has arrived. After a long and dreary winter, the clouds have parted, the rain has ceased, and the sun finally shines. And, what a beautiful spring it is! Students have taken to Limerick’s many green fields to play sports, … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Limerick
Tagged Brussels, EU, Fagan Harris, graduate fellowships, human rights in criminal justice, International security studies, Irish Permanent Representative to the EU, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, post-grad in Ireland, post-grad study in Ireland, rhodes scholar, Stanford University, study in Ireland, UL, University of Limerick
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Travel and thought
We are well into the second semester, and we’ve settled into an academic groove here in Limerick. Last semester started slowly but finished strong with a grueling set of final examinations, lengthy papers and tough presentations. Without a doubt, the … Continue reading
June 2006 Reflection
The past month has seen a doldrumic lull in my compositions, with only two medium-size works being written (and one pop-song – a guilty pleasure). Fortunately, not all things have come full stop, as I have been busying about with … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Mike Solomon, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Music Composition, QUB, Queens University Belfast, stanford, Stanford University
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March 2006 Reflection
This write-up is supposed to be called “Reflections on Ireland,” but in the name of full disclosure, I have spent a significant chunk of the past three months out of Ireland. Thanks to USIT, Eurail, and Red Bull, I saw … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Mike Solomon, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Music Composition, QUB, Queens University Belfast, stanford, Stanford University
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January 2006 Reflection
Analyzing Schoenberg’s first string quartet, Alban Berg wrote “a great deal is achieved if it is demonstrated in the details, on a single example,” going on to then analyze the first ten bars as a microcosm for the work at … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Mike Solomon, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Music Composition, QUB, Queens University Belfast, stanford, Stanford University
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November 2005 Reflection
Culture is the fountainhead. It is civiliation’s water table. We choose either to follow it or react against it — so long as we are part of a society, there is no third choice. I am here in Belfast to … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Mike Solomon, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Music Composition, QUB, Queens University Belfast, stanford, Stanford University
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