Tag Archives: Ireland

17 Things I Did In 2017 That I’d Never Done Before

Posted on January 11, 2018 by E

I got the idea for this particular kind of end-of-year wrap-up several years ago, from posts Boquinha and Dr. Mark @ Sushi and Pizza wrote. They each published “year in review”-type posts that included the question, “What did you do in [year] … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 21, 2017 by E

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 E

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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I’ve Made It This Far.

Posted on August 15, 2017 by E

Trigger warning: This post contains mention of suicide ideation. I was sitting on my bed on one of my first days in Ireland, half-numb with jet lag, scrolling through Facebook on my phone, when I saw the post. One of … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On Identity, Heritage, & Irish-Americanness

Posted on August 13, 2017 by E

I am 1/8th Irish. That doesn’t make me special: It describes many of the people I know. Millions of Irish immigrated to the US in the last couple of centuries, so it’s not at all surprising that many of the … Continue reading →

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A Day In The Life Of A Study Abroad Student

Posted on August 9, 2017 by E

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 E

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 E

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 E

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 E

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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