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January 2007 Reflection
I have to admit, it was a little tough coming back to the cold and the drizzle after spending Christmas break in the Cayman Islands! But after a day mourning the loss of summer weather, I consoled myself with planning … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Creative Writing, Harvard University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, Victoria Sprow
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November 2006 Reflection
A dear friend from home bade me farewell with the words of Thomas Merton—monk, poet, and tireless social activist—just before I left for Ireland: “In one sense we are always traveling, and traveling as if we did not know where … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Adar Cohen, International Peace Studies, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, Wheaton College
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November 2006 Reflection
Coming to Dublin was definitely the best thing I ever could have done after graduation. I have to say, I feel more relaxed and more fulfilled here than I have in many years! I have a wonderful room in the … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Creative Writing, Harvard University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, Victoria Sprow
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June 2006 Reflections
The past two months have really flown by, as I have devoted myself to placing little checkmarks in my Lonely Planet guide to Ireland, in a desperate (and surely futile) attempt to see the entire country in one year. At … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Ecumenics, Elizabeth Anderson, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, swarthmore, Swarthmore College, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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March 2006 Reflections
When my classes ended yesterday for the year (yes, March 13th!), it was definitely a realization that my year in Ireland is moving rapidly along. Spring has finally arrived here, to my delight, even though in a move of possibly … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Ecumenics, Elizabeth Anderson, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, swarthmore, Swarthmore College, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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January 2006 Reflections
Multiple choice quiz: Living on bread and water, freezing cold temperatures and no heat, hiking long distances through a meter of snow, showering by pouring a pot of icy water over your head, visiting remote monasteries and attending 5am services, … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Ecumenics, Elizabeth Anderson, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, swarthmore, Swarthmore College, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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November 2005 Reflection
It’s hard to believe that it’s already time to write this first reflection. It seems as though I have only just arrived. My first days in Dublin were largely occupied with sleeping, trying to set up house, and answering all … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2006, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Ecumenics, Elizabeth Anderson, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, swarthmore, Swarthmore College, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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May 2005 Reflection
Strange as this may sound, I had a strong desire to write this last Mitchell journal entry as the shout-out section that ends the liner notes on any given rap album. I don’t know, of course, how much cross-readership there … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Drama Studies, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Nicholas Johnson, Northwestern, Northwestern University, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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May 2005 Reflection
My official title as a Mitchell Scholar will be expiring shortly, and with it all those wonderful perks that I have so enjoyed. Yet, as my degree at Trinity will take two years to complete rather than the normal one, … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Civil Engineering, JHU, Johns Hopkins University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Ryan Hanley, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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March 2005 Reflection
If seeing more of Ireland is not a viable pastime, then my efforts these past two months have certainly been in vain. I continue to check off the places I’ve visited on the large map of Ireland I have hanging … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Civil Engineering, JHU, Johns Hopkins University, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Ryan Hanley, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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March 2005 Reflection
find that in my own history, March is so often burdened with a need to atone for the sins of February. Though certain poets might disagree, I am convinced that February is the cruellest month. It is not just about … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Drama Studies, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Nicholas Johnson, Northwestern, Northwestern University, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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January 2005 Reflection
Perhaps a place first becomes your home when you return there from afar. I flew into Dublin this week from Chicago. Thanks to the windstorms and the jet stream, it only took six hours; thanks to my excitement and the … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Drama Studies, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Nicholas Johnson, Northwestern, Northwestern University, TCD, Trinity College Dublin
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