Monthly Archives: March 2013

Newgrange and Tara

Posted on March 16, 2013 by hfattor

This has been a busy week and since it’s not yet St Paddy’s Day, I’ll catch people up on a couple of tours I took. First off: Newgrange! Lovely, isn’t she?  Newgrange is a mass burial mound and one of … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Pair — Hiking and Salsa

Posted on March 14, 2013 by bcameron

Last weekend I decided to stay in Santiago rather than traveling out of the city. With orientation just ended, it was our first time to really relax and have some substantial time to explore our surroundings. A group of us … Continue reading →

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Lesson Learned…or Not. In which our heroine has multiple unfortunate encounters with snowdrifts, while riding her trusty two-wheeled steed.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by kschmidt

According the the Ostsee Zeitung, last month was unprecedentedly cold, dark, and sunless.  We were granted about 27 hours of sunlight in 28 days.  Ugh.  No wonder there is a plethora of sun lamps up here.  Greifswald spent almost all … Continue reading →

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Please Take the Next Number, It Will be About 4 Hours

Posted on March 8, 2013 by bcameron

This week has basically been my first week by myself in the city. When I say this, I mean that I wasn’t in a classroom for orientation all day and had to navigate the city by myself. With this new … Continue reading →

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Belfast

Posted on March 7, 2013 by hfattor

I didn’t know a lot about modern Irish history when I came over here.  I taught myself about the Easter Rising because I loved Yeats and I knew he loved a woman who was involved in it, but it was … Continue reading →

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All My Ireland Missions COMPLETE

Posted on March 5, 2013 by hfattor

When I came to Ireland, I had two VERY IMPORTANT things I wanted to do/see.  I shall explain both of them. The first one is related to the book The Wish List by Eoin Colfer (of Artemis Fowl fame).  In … Continue reading →

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Oxford Blues

Posted on March 4, 2013 by emma de vries

A couple weekends ago, I went on a day-trip to Oxford and the Cotswolds. One two hour bus ride later and my friends and I arrived in Bourton-on-the-Water, a charmingly small town in the Cotswolds. After wobbling our way through … Continue reading →

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Una Buena Primera Semana

Posted on March 3, 2013 by bweist

I’ve successfully completed my first week in Chile! I don’t know where to even begin. Orientation has been extremely overwhelming with tons of information. It’s been easier to understand and talk in Spanish than I thought it would be. I … Continue reading →

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100 Minuten

Posted on March 1, 2013 by kschmidt

I am no longer convinced I work at the Gymnasium.  On Monday, I was feeling sick, so I stayed home and rested.  I mostly slept and drank tea.  On Tuesday, I was needed in neither the 8C, or the 7B.  … Continue reading →

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