Arcadia Ireland

What an exciting and busy few weeks it has been! Pope Francis visited Ireland, Dublin won the All Ireland Gaelic Football match (yet again), the sun returned for a short while and it felt like July again. Most importantly, however, we began the Fall 2018…

We are always blown away by the content that is shared with us for our photo and video competitions and this summer has been no different. Below are our top picks, but please hop onto @arcadiaireland or check out the #arcadiaireland on Instagram to see…

Last Thursday we had a really nice visit from Sarah Pauling, Senior Intercultural Program Advisor at the Centre for Global and Intercultural Study at the University Michigan! Sarah had just been to London and Scotland to meet with staff there and was…

It’s that time of year again and we are ready to announce the excursions that are taking place this fall. From hiking through Irish National parks to tasting tapas in Spain we really have something for everyone this semester. When you’re looking at the…

So, it’s 4th of July (Yay!) but you’re in Ireland where nobody notices it (Booo!) Although it may seem a little strange being somewhere where your biggest holiday isn’t celebrated by the masses, it’s an opportunity to make a memorable one. Rather than…

A couple of months ago I posted a blog from my sitting room. We had a freak snow storm in March and Dublin was on lock down. I wasn’t able to get into work so was working remotely. It’s three months on and, once again, I’m not writing from my regular…

The majority of our summer students are here and seem to be settling in nicely to their new surroundings. We have been so lucky with the weather, and although it’s looking a little greyer these last few days, I’m convinced the sun is going to reappear…

It may come as a surprise that I'm writing about Handel's Messiah on a blog that is based in Ireland and aimed at American students but, believe it or not, I have a very good reason to.  The Dublin Centre is located on a street called Fishamble Street…

How can spring be almost over already? I feel like I was just writing about the start of the semester a few days ago. If I'm feeling like that, I can only imagine how quick this whole experience must have felt for our students studying here.  As always…