Category: Ireland: Maynooth Univ

Ok I love Europe. Not only is every city beautiful and incredible and lovely BUT if you want to see someone in concert and they aren’t performing near you, you can just hop on a flight to another country. Or that might just be me. Either way, I love it. First city (and first concert) was Amsterdam. Before…

The past two or so weeks have been especially grand (to use an Irish expression) since I’ve been able to see my family and some of my Rollins friends. First, I flew to London to see my best friends who are studying abroad there. It was so great seeing them, and it felt like we…

Joining the volleyball club has been the most impactful part of my adventure. Not only do I get to play a sport I enjoy but I have met some very wonderful people. My first day at volleyball practice I met Katie; a genuinely down-hearted girl who expects the best in people. She is far more…

This past weekend, I spent my days in Amsterdam. I went with Ada and Ellen, another girl that I have met during my time here at Maynooth. The plane ride was nice and short, and my playlist was perfect for the  mood so that helped for sure. We arrived sometime in the evening, and Elexsa…

Maynooth’s fall break was a couple of weeks ago and let me tell you, I took full advantage of that week. My friend Ellen and I embarked on our ambitious #7cities10daysworldtour2k16 adventure on Friday with a flight to Rome, Italy. We stayed at a hostel there for 2 days and met up with Emily (fellow tar,…

Over the study break I had the opportunity to visit Edinburgh. I travelled by myself and felt quite lonely. It was exciting to have such a wonderful adventure but I was sad that I had no one to share the experience with. I stayed with a Polish couple I found on AirBnB. They were wonderful…

I’m back in Ireland after two weeks in Italy, and it somehow seems to have gotten even colder while I was away. Italy was wonderful, and it was so great to be able to wear shorts after three months of pants! I had been to Italy a few years ago, and I knew that I…

Last week was my fall break. It’s called “study week” here at Maynooth, but even the professors aren’t fooled into thinking that the students are doing much studying at all. I had been planning to head to Rome to visit Elexsa, Paula and Andrea studying there this semester. Needless to say, I ate a ridiculous amount…

First of all, Wicklow Mountains National Park is the most beautiful place I have ever been in my life. I had the opportunity to go on a hike through the Wicklow Mountains via Volleyball Club. Wicklow was at the top of my to do list coming to Ireland. A teacher had mentioned it to me…

I WENT TO LONDON. A few weeks ago, my friend Ellen and I were trying to figure out what we should do with a free weekend we had coming up. I said, “Hey, wanna go to London.” and she said (spoiler alert), “Hell yes.” We bought our tickets, booked a Harry Potter walking tour, found…