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Seashore Studies
I am attending the University of Limerick. I even have a “jumper” to prove it! (I would call it a sweatshirt.) While I’m here, I’m taking four “modules” (what we call “classes,” they call “modules”) which are Understanding Young People and How They Learn, Ecology, Inclusive Education 2: Special Educational Needs, and Teacher as Professional.…
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A Friend, Food, and a Foot Trail
On Friday the 4th of February, I met up with Wibke to spend the day in the City Centre of Limerick. (They spell “center” differently here.) Wibke is my friend I met while trying to attend my Inclusive Education lecture. As a study abroad student, I did not need to sign up for classes right…
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Cliffs of Moher
29 January 2022 The University of Limerick offers bus trips to different locations around Ireland every weekend. The price for a ticket has been €30. Four or five coach busses line up next to the Foundation Concert Hall Building on campus waiting for students to board as the rain decorates the windshields. Our first stop…
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Limerick Living
While attending the University of Limerick, I live in University housing. I am not far from the main campus buildings. It is a 10-20 minute walk to most of my classes, less if you walk like the Irish (they say Americans walk slow). Now that I can say I live in Ireland, let me give…
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Would You Like Sugar For Your Tea?
Did you know they offer tea on the airplane? It is a strange thing to be thinking about at the close of my second week in Ireland, but it is a good place to start this post. I have flown a total of five times. I flew to Massachusetts and back with my family for…
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I Made It!
Most of you know that I successfully arrived in Limerick, Ireland, but I have not said much more than that. So what have I been up to? I settled into my new quarters. I live in what they call a village. There are many different buildings that have wall-to-wall houses in them. It is almost…
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Playing Weatherman
Written: 14 January 2022 When I was young, I enjoyed putting together a weather forecast. I would draw a sun, big raindrops, and clouds to put into different rectangles on a piece of paper to represent different days of the week. I don’t remember ever checking what my fellow weathermen predicted for the week; I…
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11 Questions to Ask the Person in Your Life Who Is Studying Abroad
Written: 8 January 2022 When are you leaving? Are you going to bring that? What will the weather be like? Is your flight delayed due to COVID? How are you feeling? Are you nervous? Are you excited? Why would you want to do that? You know you can’t just come home for the weekend? You…