Category Archives: 2012-13

Read student and recent alumni adventures during 2012-13

Dealing With Last-Minute Fear

Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin. That’s an Irish saying I heard the other day that’s stuck with me (the Irish call their language Irish, though we Americans also call it Gaelic).  It means “There’s no fireside like your … Continue reading

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It’s Christmas in Killarney…

…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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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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Belfast Bound

Mid-November brought with it our second and last IFSA-Butler sponsored trip, and it was one we’d all been waiting for since we arrived in Ireland. Not only is Belfast one of the top ten cities in Europe to visit (or … Continue reading

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