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Glendalough, Wales and Howth. Oh My!

So, I haven’t written on here in awhile (minus the lovehate blog., but  that one doesn’t really count) and so much has happened that I can’t fathom getting all the good details out.  So I’m just going to have to … Continue reading

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LoveHate: The Ireland Edition

Here are all the things I hate after being here for a month, particularly things that stood out to me today: 1) Having to buy your grocery bags and when you forget them, having to lug heavy groceries all the way … Continue reading

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Sick & in bed…in Dublin?!

Yes, that is right. You can get sick in Ireland on a lovely summer in Dublin. I had to leave my internship at Trinity College after lunch today. I mostly only stayed that long because I wanted to hear one … Continue reading

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Dingle-ings

Each day seems to find me more and more enamored with this country.  Kerry was stunning; it was everything you would expect Ireland to be.  So many sheep, beautiful greenliness everywhere, stone walls and huts and cliffs jetting out into … Continue reading

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Whoever said it rains in Ireland…

…was a big, fat liar!  It has been nothing but sun, sun, sun.  And when I say that, I hope I am not tempting the fates to pour down liquid sunshine.  I get enough of that at home.  But seriously, … Continue reading

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Dublin: Town of Saints and Sheep, and lots of drugs too!

So, that’s one of the first things I was told while sitting at orientation.  Mind you, by the “Garda,” a local police officer.  When I finally arrived in Dublin, it was nearly 7 AM here and I still had a long day … Continue reading

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