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"Dance then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord of the dance said he ..."
My mom once bought a birthday card for her friend that had two old women driving in a car, one saying "where are we going?" and the other saying "I thought you were driving?" Who knew one year later...
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"Guinness is good for you"
Sometimes when you wake up in the morning it's best to just go back to sleep for the day because productivity is impossible. This was quite obvious to us about our Saturday when we realized we slept...
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Thoughts from the kitchen table overlooking the grass and hills of Ireland
One of the best things about Saturdays is waking up in the morning to a cup of hot coffee, especially when it's at a table surrounded by huge wall size windows that remind you you're in the Emerald...
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Dr. Dolittle goes to Dublin - our trip to one of the world's oldest zoos
To celebrate the fourth of July here in Dublin, Lauren, Shannon, Trish and I decided to hang out with the closest beings to Americans we could - animals. We decided it had been long enough of a wait,...
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If you like on tap Guinness, and getting caught in the rain
Note to my audience: if I suggest something to do, 9 times out of 10 it will cause you to waste $10 on a movie you can't stand to sit longer than halfway through, to go hoarse after complaining for an...
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From one part of this culture to the next, via bus
In order to understand a culture you have to look at all aspects of it - survival, progression, tools and social relationships. Today we had a mixture of all three of those on our visit to the National...
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Article 18
St. Brigid (left) was a giver, a caring person who helped anyone in need from the bottom of her heart. Me? Well I'll be the first to admit I'm nowhere near a saint, but I'm doing the best I can to help...
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"The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who...
On our tour to Newgrange yesterday, one thing our driver said really struck a chord with me. As I was in between attempting to study and sleeping off a night on the town I heard my life motto over the...
View ArticleWe would end up at the parliament session the day they're debating saving the...
Of my Gmail inbox which has a total count of 1,462 unread messages, I would say a good 400 of those are from my PETA e-mail subscription. This may be one reason why I always find myself talking to the...
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You know you're lost when you're asking animals for directions
This past weekend Sarah, Moira, Trish and I went to Galway on the west coast of Ireland to get a feel for some real Irish culture. Mission accomplished: not only did we get to see the beautiful, green...
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Your feet will bring you where your heart is.
-an Irish ProverbA month ago Sunday I was riding out of the Sahara desert watching the sunrise on camelback. Now, here I am, breathing in a freshness of air I've never felt before, about to see one of...
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In Ireland, being a book worm is the next best thing to a bartender
Ever since I got my car on campus last year my first instinct when I hear about an upcoming test I should be studying for is to drive far, far away and occupy myself pretending it was all a bad dream....
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"And I asked him friend, what's a fella to do? 'Cause her hair was black and...
Like most females my age, I've always been a sucker for romantic movies, both comedies and dramas. Mix some romance with Gerard Butler, an Irish accent and the Emerald Isle and you've got me glued to...
View ArticleLeaving the green to get a glimpse of some red ...
I will apologize in advance for the inconvenience this will cause you, but I will actually not be putting up another post until (hold your breath) SUNDAY. I know this may put a damper on your weekend...
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Amsterdam: we came, we saw, we conquered (but I think the city was doing more...
If I had a euro (yes, I'm training myself to factor in exchange rates now) for everytime I got the response "Ohh.. wow, yikes, be careful" when describing my side trip to Amsterdam, I wouldn't be...
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The Heineken Experience
When it comes to beer, I thought nobody could do it better than the Irish, but after seeing Holland's take on a beer tour I may have changed my mind. The Heineken experience was one of the most...
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When most people think of Amsterdam they think Red Lights, lack of inhibition and lots and lots of coffee shops. While I don't blame them for thinking this way whatsoever, there is another side to the...
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Locked up abroad
I know this may come as a shock to you (not at all, you've been expecting it, Kelly has the bail money in an envelope just waiting to be sent), but I spent the better part of today in jail.Wait, Mom -...
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Catch 22: hate heights, love nature
To fully understand my fear of heights, just ask my brother why we couldn't go to the top of the Eiffel Tower on our first family trip to Paris (and watch as angry steam blows out of his ears). I'm...
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"When the power of love overcomes the love of power... the world will know...
The first time I heard about Belfast in Northern Ireland was in our pre-departure class last semester, where Moira and I found out that on July 12 huge demonstrations take place which usually erupt in...
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Wait, this isn't Far Hills Avenue...?
With my picture in Connor Cummins' senior picture frame on the wall of the Cummins' house, I can proudly say I am a part of this family - whether Connor acknowledges this or not. Since Moira and I have...
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“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been. Travelers don’t know where they’re...
I've spent the past two months putting my brain in overload with the amount of places I've seen, cultures I've learned and history I've read about both in books and museums. Taking this all in has been...
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"I thought the Rocky Mountains would be a whole lot rockier than this ..."
Alright, so my last post title was somewhat premature after seeing what our trip to the Wicklow "Mountains," organized by yours truly, turned out to be.Let me start off refreshing your memory about a...
View ArticleWWIII: Room 3-16 v. Housekeeping
I've been waiting to let you in on the guerilla warfare going on over here in Ireland, especially in room 3-16, simply as a precautionary measure. Since day one, our room has been in constant battle...
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And the award goes to ...
For our final group dinner, Sarah and I decided to plan a little something special for everyone (Stephanie ... plan ... Stephanie ... plan - I get it, two words that shouldn't be together in the same...
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