<\/b>Hello everyone who is curious about the Ireland experience!<\/p>\n
Before I dive into my blog I figure its important to share a bit about myself.<\/p>\n
I am a sophomore in the 3\/2 program at Rollins College, I want to travel the world, and I have extreme liquidity when it comes to all things new or different. I consider myself adventurous and I’ll typically look for the silver lining in every scenario.<\/p>\n
I’m sure you (the reader) have already noticed but in order to study abroad they ask that you fill out a sheet of values that explain your identity and how that might influence your perception of the world. I personally found this difficult to do because I don’t usually categorize myself, but after more thought I realized that there are things about me that gear me towards a certain lens. One of the more obvious factors toward my perception is the fact that I was raised in America. America has effected the slang I use, the guilt I feel for not leaving a tip (in countries where tipping is not a thing), the way I drive, the laws I follow, etc etc. Soccer here is football everywhere else, the drinking age is 18 everywhere else, and driving on the right is a bizarre change to anyone not from America. Its a small list out of a much grander novel, there are changes that I wont be knowledgeable of until I live in Ireland. This is where my adaptability will save me. I’ll have to be able to acknowledge the changes and embrace them, which I think is a scary concept to some but it’s important to view this as more of an exploitative experience rather than a horrifying one.<\/p>\n
To prep myself for future interactions I googled Irish slang. An important thing to note, they call restrooms “jacks” and from what I’ve read the signs on the door will say “bean jack” or “fear jack” (bean = woman, fear = man). So its a GREAT thing I found that out.. otherwise I would’ve been staring at the doors for a solid 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
Overall I find Ireland to be absolutely rich in culture and stunning in agriculture. I doubt that’ll change when I am there, I am really looking forward to going even though it hasn’t entirely set in yet. Still 2 months away! I wish I had more to write about but I’m more of a hands-on learner so once I get there I’ll have much more to say for the blogs, haha!<\/p>\n
Keep your fingers crossed for me.<\/p>\n
– Reigan P.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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