Category: Ireland: Maynooth Univ

These first two weeks have flown by! The first few days definitely took some getting used to, but everyone in Ireland has been really nice and friendly. During the first week, I took the bus to Dublin. It was much different from what I thought it was going to be.  Yes it’s a bustling city, but…

Hello, my name is Jesse Shaffer and I’m a double major in International Business and Economics, later tonight I will be departing for my next semester at Maynooth University. Being given this opportunity is a great privilege that I will remember for the rest of my life, and I am unsure of what is to…

Céad Míle Fáilte, that’s Irish for “a hundred thousand welcomes” Hi! I’m Brianna Cooney and I am a double major in International Business and Art History. In just a few short days I am heading off to spend my semester in Maynooth, Ireland! Studying abroad is an exciting time, however I am still unsure about…

Leaving Ireland to come back to the States was very hard. I was excited to see my family, but I really miss all the people and places I left behind. A medical emergency at home made this Christmas break very hard, but at least everything turned out alright in the end. It’s been great having…

Looking back on my journey, it still seems surreal that I spent three entire months in Ireland. Although there are many differences between Ireland and the United States, Ireland was a very easy place to adapt to. I went on many adventures and met some pretty amazing people along the way. There were many times…

Well, I’m finishing this exactly how I started: writing my blog in an airport while waiting to travel across the Atlantic Ocean. I absolutely cannot believe that my time in Maynooth is over; this is the definition of a bittersweet moment. Of course I can’t wait to see all of the people I love and miss,…

I’m currently holed up in my room, writing yet another essay. I’ve been writing nonstop since last Monday, and the end is barely in sight. After a semester of relatively light coursework, it seems that all of a sudden I’m buried in work. Essays for all of my classes are due this week, and I…

The last two weeks I have been working on essays, studying for finals, playing some sports and hanging with friends. We are all bitter sweet about leaving this week. We have spent a lot of time laughing, playing games, eating food, and watching movies. Hopefully I will see all of these people again in the…

This past weekend I took my very last trip out of Ireland before I go home. Before I get into that, can we just talk about the fact that I only have one and a half weeks left here?!? I definitely feel like I have been here for basically my whole life, but that doesn’t…

A couple weeks ago, my sister came to visit me in Ireland. She arrived on a particularly cold Sunday, at about 10 am. I met her at the bus stop and we went to a cafe in town and I showed her what the town was like a bit. That night we ended up going…