Category Archives: Nevillegirl’s Travels

Winter Break Recap | 2017-18 Edition

Posted on January 19, 2018 by nevillegirl

Before we get too far into the semester, let’s take a moment to talk about winter break. I don’t know about you, but I REALLY needed the time off. As I’ve mentioned here before, last semester was the hardest I’ve … Continue reading →

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Quarterly Rewind, Summer 2017 | Study Abroad, “Jenny,” & Reconnecting With Old Friends

Posted on September 21, 2017 by nevillegirl

Hello, everyone! Today is the last day of summer! And that means it’s time for another quarterly rewind. This post covers the time from June twentieth through September twenty-first. And as always, the idea of a quarterly rewind is not mine – … Continue reading →

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“When I Die, Dublin Will Be Written In My Heart.”

Posted on August 25, 2017 by nevillegirl

Hey guys! I’ve written at length about my study abroad trip to Ireland because A) I’m still processing everything that happened and B) you asked me to! Today I thought it would be fun to give a sort of overview … Continue reading →

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A Day In The Life Of A Study Abroad Student

Posted on August 9, 2017 by nevillegirl

Every year, I pick one day during which I keep track of anything and everything I do… then I turn it into a blog post so that you get a peek at my life! I started doing this my sophomore … Continue reading →

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The 5 Strangest Things I Saw, Did, & Heard While In Ireland

Posted on August 7, 2017 by nevillegirl

What everyone else thinks of when I say “I’m a writer”: Hunching over a typewriter in a cold, poorly-lit garret, staring dejectedly at the rejection slips tacked onto my wall, dreaming impossible dreams What I think of: Carrying around a … Continue reading →

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Bloomsday!

Posted on August 5, 2017 by nevillegirl

One of the most special days I spent in Ireland was Saturday, June 16th, AKA Bloomsday. Sometimes stylized as Bloom’s Day, the event is named after Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce’s classic modernist novel Ulysses, and is a … Continue reading →

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Plays I Saw In Dublin

Posted on August 3, 2017 by nevillegirl

As part of a course in Contemporary Irish Drama, my classmates and I saw four plays during our stay in Dublin. I love plays, but rarely have the chance to go to them, so you can imagine how spoiled I … Continue reading →

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Irish Weather | Rain, Sunsets, & LOTS OF SWEATERS (!)

Posted on August 1, 2017 by nevillegirl

Continuing off of a recent post where I discussed things that surprised me about Ireland, I thought that today I would tell you my thoughts on Irish weather. Because boy do I have a bunch. Although it was stereotypically rainy … Continue reading →

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I Met Some Published Irish Authors & Here Is What I Learned (The Non-Derek Landy Edition)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by nevillegirl

As you guys know by now, I met Derek Landy (!) on his book tour in Dublin, got my picture taken with him (!!), and asked him to sign three of my Skulduggery Pleasant books (!!!). Definitely an experience I’ll … Continue reading →

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6 Things That Surprised Me About Ireland

Posted on July 27, 2017 by nevillegirl

Oh, dear. I made a list of the things that surprised me about Ireland so I could tell you all about them, but I seem to have lost it. I cleaned my room recently and it’s entirely possible that I … Continue reading →

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