At the crack of dawn, my alarm screeched, and I slipped out of bed to gulp down some coffee. We headed off to the Arcadia Center, and the streets were nearly deserted on the clear Saturday morning. I was very excited for the excursion to Northern Ireland… More
Ah, St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin – the epitome of tourism, stereotypes, and mimosas at noon. Back in the states, we celebrate by going to our local Irish bar for drinks and wearing silly “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” shirts. In Dublin, however… we still did the… More
I ain’t never seen nothing like a [St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin] So I’m pretty excited because last weekend I was able to check another thing off my bucket list. Study Abroad was on my short term bucket list, since I only had two years that I could potentially… More
As I was beginning to plan for my journey to Ireland, Arcadia announced that they would be holding weekend excursions to Northern Ireland and Scotland. Eager to travel to as many places as possible, I signed up as soon as I could. The first excursion… More
It’s been a busy few weeks, in a good way. We are getting closer to exams, which means everyone is starting what I call ‘library hibernation.’ This is something Scotland has in common with the US: exam preparation means the library becomes our new home… More