Meet Clare Broderick

The talented, Clare Broderick, will be joining the Irish Life Experience Team as a…
Meet Sarah Klaus

I am honored and excited to Irish-up my summer with Irish Life Experience. I can’t wait to meet everyone…
Meet Connor Mulvaney

I am excited to visit Ireland for the first time and spend more time with an amazing group of…
Meet Clare Konen

I cannot wait to return with all these wonderful people and meet the 2025 Irish Life Experience students…
I’m Home…Now What?

Here’s some hot tips to help you get readjusted to life after Ireland…
A Letter to ILE 2024

…And so dawns the last day on this magical island. It’s strange how just three and a half weeks can change this small group of incredible human beings, but it’s true. These amazing people have become nothing short of a huge family, and coupled with the fact that we were gathered together on arguably the most incredible place on planet earth…
On Our Merry (Gal)Way

And so comes, like every trip, the end. Today is our final, beautiful, perfect day in Galway. Everyone enjoyed a wonderful free day in Galway City today…
A Wheely Drizzly, Delightful Day!

Okay, I know I’ve started the blog with so many “Today is a much-awaited, beautiful day!” But it really is! That’s the beauty of the ILE and Ireland…every day is more special and amazing than the last. And today is no exception…
Could You Ask For a (Kyle)More Perfect Day?

The morning dawned in a rush of warm sunlight and a gentle sprinkling of rain here and there. Everyone is very very excited for today–we are going to the incredible Connemara region…
Anything but Burren

Good morning from Galway! Yay yay yay! Today is a very fun, much-awaited day by many. The Burren! The Burren is an absolutely jaw-dropping landscape in County Clare that consists of wild rolling hills dotted with slabs of weathered limestone, grazing sheep, elegant little brooks, and swaying wildflowers…