Category Archives: Katrina Eller ’14, Ireland and Italy

Read posts by Katrina Eller ’14 from Ireland (Fall 2012) and Italy (Spring 2013)

A Bunch of Blarney

This post was inevitable. Why? Because tourists in Ireland inevitably end up at Blarney Castle. Because it is part of the “Irish experience” to lean out over the void and kiss the Blarney Stone, thereby augmenting one’s eloquence and sharing … Continue reading

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Connemara Craic*

*A very long blog post now ensues. The first weekend in October marked the date of our IFSA-Butler-funded trip to the Killary Adventure Centre. We Cork students met the bus at 11:30 on Friday morning and headed off toward the … Continue reading

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…And My Heart Will Go On…

Even if I had to leave Cobh, last port of call of the Titanic, behind. My day in Cobh made for my first off-campus adventure since arriving in Cork. I took the bus to the city centre, walked to the … Continue reading

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Emerald Isle = No Smoke!

Yes, it was a wonderful relief to arrive in Ireland after a brutal summer in Montana – a summer of no rain. When I left, the air was practically solid with forest fire smoke. So the green of my chosen … Continue reading

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