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From Newtown to a new town…

July 9, 2023·No Comments

Good-bye sweet Waterford, and hello Dublin!!! After a few drizzly days, the morning welcomed us with warm golden sunlight for our last day at Newtown. Sad…but everyone was so very excited for Dublin...

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Watery Day in Waterford

July 7, 2023·No Comments

Good morning!! Sad news…today is our last full day in Newtown. :( But, happy news…tomorrow we head off to Dublin!!!! Today was another class day, and also the day when the kids gave their presentations on Irish-Americans...

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You Kin-SAY-le that was a good day!

July 7, 2023·No Comments

In the Cork School of Art, a student in 1832 once stated that "we are indebted for the weaving of that spell which once brought up before our eyes the brightest forms of antiquity for inspiration..."

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Let’s Indepen-Dance The Day Away!

July 6, 2023·No Comments

Happy 4th of July, everyone!!! Today we celebrated our independence, even though we’re on The Emerald Isle. We are going to not one, not two, but THREE castles today! Talk about amazing...

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Tire-some, but a wheelie fun day!

July 5, 2023·No Comments

We went to a bridge that was bombed while a train was going over it, a moss and fern covered tunnel full of fairy doors, the old train station, and a little cottage overlooking the ocean...

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Classes and Céilís

July 4, 2023·No Comments

This morning, we were greeted by yet another beautiful dawning of the day--the sky is cloudy yet bright, the wind crisp, the robins and chaffinches still calling out their morning tunes, twittering away in their respective shrubs...

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Keepin’ it glassy

July 2, 2023·No Comments

Charles Haughey once stated that “Ireland is where strange tales begin, and happy endings are possible...

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Home in Ireland!!!

July 1, 2023·No Comments

With baited breaths, curious hearts, and several overweight suitcases, this wonderful band of people took their first steps into the adventure of a lifetime...

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Meet Máire O’Shaughnessy

May 25, 2023·No Comments

I am really looking forward to meeting you all and sharing the cultural aspects of our wonderful little island. I hope I can help you...

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Program Meet and Greet

May 17, 2023·No Comments

Pretty soon we will be zooming all around Ireland, so what better way to get the trip started, then by zooming at home...

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Meet Carlos Garcia

May 16, 2023·No Comments

Carlos Garcia from Chihuahua, Mexico is thrilled to be returning to Ireland with the Irish Life Experience Program. He had an amazing time...

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Meet Kaylee Schubert

May 12, 2023·No Comments

We could not be more excited to welcome Kaylee Schubert to the Irish Life Experience Team as a Counselor...

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