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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
Day-by-day stories from every ILE summer — the tours, the classes, the craic, written from the road.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dublin the Fun
After a quick bus tour of Phoenix Park (where the Áras an Uachtaráin–the President of Ireland–lives, also one of Europe’s biggest enclosed parks), and another bus tour of the main parts of Dublin, students had 6 hours to explore Dublin with their buddies...
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An Epic Day
Today we had a fantastic tour-filled day! After a breakfast of Belgian waffles, we headed into Dublin with Neil, the most normal bus driver we've ever had. Our first stop was Croke Park...
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