After a really rough arrival involving a rude customs agent, being threatened with deportation, and getting lost multiple times, I finally arrived in Ireland. Not a very auspicious first day. But, I decided to make the best of it, and luckily I already knew two girls from Rollins who were also going to Maynooth. The bus…
Category: Ireland: Maynooth Univ
I’m Going to Dublin Ya’ll.
To be honest this blog post has a required topic and I’m not 100% clear on what that is sooo here goes a genuine attempt. Ya’ll. I’m going to FREAKING IRELAND. For 14 weeks. I’m pretty sure I’m supposed to be writing about my goals/expectations for the halfway point of this semester. First of all,…
Just FOUR More Days Until The Next Three Months
I leave for Ireland in just four more days. The trepidation and excitement are increasing ever so much as the days seem to fly by. I remember applying for the trip months ago and imagining how surreal it would be to spend four months in another country. Not only another country but one as amazing as…
Slán go Fóill
After 4 amazing months in this beautiful country, I’m down to my last week abroad. Sadly, I will not be spending my last week here in Ireland, but in Madrid and Paris. Either way it’ll be the last 7 days that I spend on this side of the world for a while but I can…
What a Journey
So much has happened since I last posted. Its been such a wonderful past couple of weeks with a lot of eventful things happening. I had the opportunity to see one of my favorite bands, 5 Seconds of Summer, in concert in Dublin for free with the absolute best seats in the world thanks to…
Lost in Translation
As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to my friend Clare’s grandmas house this weekend to celebrate her birthday with all of her family. We took a bus early Friday morning from Dublin all the way to Letter-Kenny – a steady 5 hour drive. We arrived around noon and her aunt picked us…
A Chill Week
In the time between my last post and now there hasn’t been a whole lot that’s gone on. My friends and I basically have just been laying low for the past couple of weeks, as we haven’t had the chance to travel. We were looking forward to a trip that was being arranged by the…
A Proper Lovely Week
Here in Maynooth they give you two weeks of spring break vacation (technically a study week and then eater break). So of course my roommate and I planned to visit London. It has been my dream to visit London since I was a little girl. We left Dublin on a Friday afternoon and got to…
My Not So Spring Break
These past 2 weeks have been full of excitement. Two of my best friends from Rollins, Rosie and Sam, came to visit me for their Spring Break vacation, since mine doesn’t start until the end of next week. I was only expecting Sam to come visit, as that’s what we had planned, but when I…