I believe that everyone sees the world a little differently. Your outlook in life is derived from all the experiences that you have had throughout your years. Coming from a very free-range and accepting childhood, my outlook on the world is wildly different from someone who was brought up in a sheltered and closed minded…
The Home Stretch
It’s getting to be that time of year when finals are fast approaching and paper deadlines are sneaking up. This semester has really flown by and I can’t believe that I will be leaving Ireland in a month. In this post, I really want to talk about the Irish educational system because it is much…
4 Weeks Out
As I return to campus for finals, I’ve realised how much time I have left. I’ll be leaving the UK in less than a month, and I cannot believe how time has flown. It really does feel like I’ve been gone for a week. London has become my second home, and I know I’ll miss…
Writing on the Gilis
I am finally on my last week of my research project! This final week is writing week, therefore I will be spending these next few days finishing and editing my 50 page research paper. My friend Maia and I chose the Gili Islands as our location for the writing period. Perhaps this was not the…
Back To Civilization
After 17 days in the wilderness of New Zealand, I have finally returned to civilization. I had a jam-packed break, and skipped an extra week of class so I had more time to explore this beautiful country. My friend and I hopped into his van and started driving across the country. First stop: Castle Hill,…
Opportunity, Community, Ability: Australian Edition
“You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over? Do you happen to know, by any chance?” I realized it was only one chance in a million.” -Holden Caulfield, The…
Identity & The Infinite
Is identity something that we are born with, an innate quality of our existence, or is it a malleable, ever changing byproduct of experience? There are some aspects of our being that I would suggest many of us understand as being constants in our life: a particular interest, a general aura, a certain way we…
Wicklow Mountains, Kilkenny, and Giant’s Causeway
Over the past few weeks, I took a few trips to the Wicklow Mountains to visit the old monastic site of Glendalough. Glendalough means “valley between the two lakes” and the view from the large lake was absolutely phenomenal. The monastic site had large historical significance as the monks used to live in the monastic…
Most Recent Adventures and Discoveries: Chelsea and Kensington
The past couple weeks have been a bit of a wind-down period for adventures and a wind-up period for revisions. My load is pretty easy considering I have only one exam on May 19th and an essay on the 4th, but with a recent hit of cold weather here in London, I am trying to…
Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer, Montpellier, and Avignon.
Last week all IAU students were on vacation, giving us the opportunity to travel before the school year is over. My cousins from Germany drove down to AIX to spend some time with me, including Easter, which was nice. Having a car made traveling on the coast convenient, and each day we traveled to a…