As this is my final blog, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped me make this study abroad experience possible. It has been a life changing experience and I have grown so much while being abroad these past few months. I am honored to be a scholarship recipient and thanks to…

With only two weeks left in my spring semester in Dublin, I find myself looking back on my experiences this semester. Dublin has been an incredible adventure that I am grateful for everyday, however, there were various challenges that I faced over the past three months. The biggest challenge I faced while living in Dublin…

This week’s blog is going to be focused on my top must see sites around Dublin! Luckily, my parents were in town this past week so I was able to use this list of places to take them to. First on the list is Howth. Howth is a small fishing village on the western coast…

Here I am, with less than a month left of classes in Dublin. Where has the time gone? Now that I am almost done, I’m ready to share some advice on taking classes in Ireland. My experience has been really positive so far! I was pleasantly surprised to find that my class load in Dublin…

Yes, it is that time of the program where I am half way done and have plenty of advice to give for future study abroad students. And yes, I absolutely learned these lessons the hard way with these ladies by my side.Today, I am going to focus on travel advice and what it has been…

It is a Snow Day in Dublin! Actually, it is a snow weekend…on Wednesday school was called off for the rest of the week until next Monday. Crazy! I’m used to school in Pittsburgh where snow does not stop class unless you actually cannot open your front door. Here, Dublin is not equipped to deal…

Sorry for the delay in blogging! Recently my weeks have been so full I have not been able to find the time to blog. But I am catching up now. Here is what you missed in February! We spent a weekend in Cork, enjoyed my friend’s 21st Birthday, celebrated Galentine’s Day,  traveled to London, and…

Another weekend, another chance to explore more of Ireland! This weekend we explored one of Ireland’s most famous cites, Galway! Galway was incredibly beautiful. Especially, the Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs were a short drive, about an hour, from Galway. We had the opportunity to hike across the cliffs, past the touristy area and it…

I couldn’t fit the rest of the pictures from the trip to Northern Ireland in the last post so here is another post with more pictures from our trip! The northern coast was absolutely beautiful! Here is a picture of me on top of one of the rock towers at Giant’s Causeway. I feel like…