Tag Archives: Travel

footsteps

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Teresa Gao

I’m in Germany after midnight on New Year’s Day, walking alone through darkness. An hour ago, I was in the city center, admiring fireworks among cheering strangers; now, my footsteps echo on a rural road. It has started to snow. … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Travels in Europe, Trinity College Dublin | Tagged George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Germany, ireland, snow, Travel, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), winter | Leave a comment

colors

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Teresa Gao

“Irish weather is supposed to be rainy year-round,” I told my family, trying to convey a certainty I didn’t feel. Truth be told, I had no concept of Ireland. I could only picture my destination as a haze of permanent … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Travels on the Island, Trinity College Dublin | Tagged George J. Mitchell Scholarship, ireland, Travel, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), weather | Leave a comment

How does humanity express hope

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Ellie Sell | University College Dublin

I am now approaching the end of my fifth month in Dublin and I can hardly believe how quickly the time has gone. It feels like just yesterday that I got on a plane to fly to Ireland for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, University College Dublin | Tagged hope, literature, medicine, Travel, UCD | Leave a comment

Sharing Ireland With My Family

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Micaela Connery | University College Dublin (UCD)

My full name is Micaela Erin Flynn Connery. We have a sign “No Irish Need Apply” to remind us of when relatives first moved to Newport from Ireland many years ago and how they struggled. My grandparents, although born and raised … Continue reading →

Posted in class of 2016, Travels on the Island, University College Dublin | Tagged christmas, family, ireland, scenery, tour, Travel | Leave a comment

A Photo Journal of my Holiday Holidays

Posted on January 14, 2016 by ksheridan16

The Mitchell Scholars Whatsapp messaging thread is a traveller’s dream. All semester long, impossibly exciting plans pop up weekly. “I’m going to Iceland next weekend, who wants in?” “Anyone up for Morrocco in February?” “Planning a trip to fabulous city in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, barcelona, dublin, france, holiday, paris, provins, spain, study abroad, Travel, zaragoza | Leave a comment

Ham in a Box—Spending the Holidays Abroad

Posted on January 14, 2015 by stanaka15

In 25 years, I have never spent a Christmas away from my parents’ home. This past year, I spent not only Christmas, but Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and New Year’s as well, all across the Atlantic. So, my approach to celebrating the holidays this year in Dublin was to try to recreate, as closely to possible, what I deemed to be the perfect holiday menus. Continue reading →

Posted in Class of 2015, Dublin Institute of Technology, Uncategorized | Tagged abroad, christmas, green bean casserole, ham, hanukkah, holidays, international, latkes, living abroad, menus, thanksgiving, Travel | 1 Comment

Being a Tourist

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Elizabeth Katz - Dublin City University

For many years, I have utterly detested the sight of cameras strewn around necks and gawking eyes open wide with astonishment. Overloaded sojourners stopped in the middle of sidewalks and even streets near designated tourist sights drive me crazy. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Class of 2012, Dublin City University | Tagged Betsy Katz, Cliffs of Moher, DCU, Dingle, dublin, Dublin City University (DCU), Elizabeth Katz, Giants' Causeway, ireland, Mitchell Scholars, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, photography, Scotland, tourism, Travel, University of Georgia (UGA) | Leave a comment