Category: Ireland
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For my exchange I chose to go to National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) My arrival to Ireland brought the realisation that I had definitely not packed for the weather. I arrived in Galway early in the morning by train from Dublin just past the middle of winter. With my hostel not allowing check in…
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From managing group assignments, all the way to hopefully one day becoming an activist for social justice, the ability to be a leader is an essential set of skills that I need to master. At a workshop called ‘Introduction to Leadership’ with Franked.io’s Tina Wyer, I felt inspired after learning that leaders can indeed be…
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When you are walking in your neighbourhood, what do you see? Maybe you see other people living their lives, maybe you see trees and birds and the natural world, maybe you can see the history of that place embodied in in its landscape… As an exchange student, I’ve been on my fair share of excursions…
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I landed in Ireland late August, ready for a semester of fun, culture and new experiences. It has not disappointed. Dublin is a great place to land for a few months. In my time here I’ve managed to forge friendships with Australians, Irish people and international students. The atmosphere in Dublin is super friendly (even…
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I write this post on a train from Florence to Venice, one week out from starting exchange in my host city for the semester: Dublin. I’ve only been out of Australia for two weeks at this point, which doesn’t really give me much authority to give advice or reflection on exchange as a whole. In…
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Going on exchange for a semester or two is without a doubt the best experience a university student could have, and I encourage every single UTS student to study overseas. However, it won’t all be smooth sailing; there will be good times as well as bad times; you will be pushed outside your comfort zone…
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Dublin. A city with a bit of everything for everyone. I have spent an incredible 4 months exploring the good, the bad and the ugly of Dublin (and the rest of Ireland) while studying here at Dublin City University. I came to Ireland looking for the country out of ‘P.S. I Love You‘ and ‘Leap…
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As my global exchange at DCU comes to an end, my friends and I have been reflecting on very important things, like why on Earth we chose Dublin, Ireland of all places for our study abroad choice. General consensus? Nobody knows. For most it was because they wanted an English speaking country that was not…
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Greetings from the Emerald Isle! I’ve been in Dublin now almost 2 ½ weeks, with getting paper work sorted, starting classes and learning what grocery stores sell the cheapest beer. But before jetting on down to Dublin, I made a small detour, in the form of a 1 ½ month trip around Central Europe, travelling…
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“A once in a lifetime opportunity”, they say. “A once in a lifetime opportunity”, I repeat. Over, and over again, on occasion whilst staring at myself in the mirror, in a sort of pep-talk/self-motivation kind of way. A once in a lifetime opportunity. Truthfully speaking (always best done in retrospect), leading up to that 6am…
