Monthly Archives: December 2012

It’s Christmas in Killarney…

Posted on December 23, 2012 by keller

…with [none] of the folks from home. So, lads and lassies, it is my final post for 2012! I had intended to write up two more after this, one featuring Corkian Christmas festivities and one featuring a now-unspecified adventure that … Continue reading →

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Phom saawrn pasa an grit

Posted on December 12, 2012 by mhonch

Insight on the profession of teaching from a thirteen-year-old: “In the present, I’m still a student.  Don’t have special life or any money, but I’ve a lot of occupation in my dream that I hope one of them it will … Continue reading →

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Toscana – Siena, Montalcino and the Sant’Antimo Monastery — October 26-28

Posted on December 12, 2012 by holly

SO the weekend after Eurocioc, my program decided to take us on a little excursion to TUSCANY. And, might I add, the excursion was, say, 4… 5 hours by bus? Not a little excursion at all, by any means, but … Continue reading →

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Perugia and EuroCioc2012 — October 21-23

Posted on December 12, 2012 by holly

Wow. I can’t believe I lied and said that I would post every week – but honestly, it’s so difficult to keep up with everything when there’s SO MUCH to do! Last weekend, I went to Siena with my program … Continue reading →

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Routine

Posted on December 9, 2012 by emily swisher

As winter approaches and the world slows down around me, I inevitably find myself slowing too. Consequently, my writing becomes more infrequent and all of life’s little unexpected hiccups seem to be going dormant along with the flora and fauna … Continue reading →

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I Survived Yoga

Posted on December 7, 2012 by kschmidt

Happy Belated St. Nikolaus Tag! Okay, so it was yesterday, but yesterday, I went to yoga, and narrowly escaped with my life, so please forgive me for not writing this last night. Let me back up. On Monday, nothing interesting … Continue reading →

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Florence & the Machine, a Düsseldorf post

Posted on December 4, 2012 by kschmidt

“We are Florence & the Machine.  We have come from England.  And we have come for human sacrifices!” Yes, I did indeed spend 16 hours round-trip, traveling from Greifswald to Düsseldorf and back.  Four trains there and two trains back.  … Continue reading →

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Watery Waterford

Posted on December 1, 2012 by keller

It was raining in Waterford. Ha. Ha. Ha. Unfortunately, I can’t blame the name for calling down the rain since it is an Anglicization of the Norse vedrafjordr, or “ram’s fjord.” I also can’t blame the Irish name, Port Láirge, which officially … Continue reading →

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