· Meet the Team
Meet Sarah Klaus
I am honored and excited to Irish-up my summer with Irish Life Experience. I can't wait to meet everyone...
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News & Stories
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· Summer Diaries
I’m Home…Now What?
Here's some hot tips to help you get readjusted to life after Ireland...
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· Summer Diaries
A Letter to ILE 2024
Three and a half weeks. One incredible group. A goodbye letter from Ireland at the end of ILE 2024.
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· Summer Diaries
A Wheely Drizzly, Delightful Day!
A ferry to Inis Mór, bike rentals for the day, and the untamed magic of the Aran Islands.
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· Summer Diaries
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...
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· Summer Diaries
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...
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· Summer Diaries
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...
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· Summer Diaries
A Bun(ratty) Day
Good morrrrning! Farewell to Killarney and our dear Gleneagle...students started off the morning strong with some delicious homemade breakfasts--ranging from full fries to cereal. Then it was a packing frenzy...
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A Slea Day!
Hey hey hey!!! Though a drizzly rain greeted us this morning, the sun shone bright the rest of the day, which was a good thing, as today is such a fantastic day. The Dingle Peninsula...
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Kissain’t no Joke Today
A packed day on the Ring of Kerry — Ross Castle, Muckross House, Torc Waterfall, and a bittersweet goodbye to Mark.
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· Gifts & Heritage
What a Fab Gift of the Gab!
Hey hey hey!!! What an exciting day...onward to the Kingdom of Kerry! And goodbye to Dublin. Awhh…how sad!!!! But soon we will be in our new home—Killarney...
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Croke Ain’t No Joke
Up Ireland!!!! Today is our very exciting CROKE PARK MATCH! Whooop! And....last day of classes! So many exciting things happening...
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