

A Serious Trust Exercise
I cannot tell you how many times I have seen the movie Frozen. I think I saw it 4 times when it came out in theaters, and I watch it...


The Final Week
My sister Gretchen has a famous phrase that goes like this: "Each goodbye is an opportunity for another hello". During my last week at...


Lost in the Right Direction
Before I came to Maynooth, I only knew a few people that have studied abroad. I saw their awesome pictures from trips in their base...


"In Dublin's Fair City"
On the first of April, I met up with a friend of a friend named Anthony in Dublin city center. Now, I did not know this young man...


Mission Impossible? Finding Friends Abroad
"Out of sight, out of mind" is a phrase that I have never particularly enjoyed, but I have felt the full weight of during the past few...


To those who came before me
My Grandma Loreen's family is from Trier, Germany, and I was able to visit this wonderful city during my study week in March. This is a...


The Purpose of Suffering
"Ireland. It's like a child. It's only concerned with the past and the present. The future has ceased to exist for it." (MacLaverty,...


Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol buildings: Photo credit to http://kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie A musty, stale smell entered my nose as Hayley and I stepped...