Author
Gráinne Hand
Title
Assistant Director
Arcadia Ireland
Wellness Wednesday: Virtual Europe cookery events
The first piece of good news for foodie lovers in Ireland came this week when restaurants and bars reopened their doors after about 13 weeks of being closed! Even if you only want to have one pint of the black stuff in your local, you must order food… More
Wellness Wednesday: Global LGBTQ Pride Event
The annual Pride event in Dublin is exactly as you see it in the picture above. This was taken by one of our Summer students, Loren Thomas who attended during her Summer programme in Dublin in 2019. This year, sadly the physical gathering of people in… More
Wellness Wednesday: The FOMO conversation
FOMO, the fear of missing out, was added to the Oxford dictionary in 2013 and is, according to many sources as “a feeling of anxiety or insecurity over the possibility of missing out on something, as an event or an opportunity”. Back in March, before… More
Wellness Wednesday: Virtual Europe & Creating a bucket list
To all of our Virtual Europe students, welcome to Wellness Wednesday! Each week I write a post on a topic related to mental health. My pieces are usually inspired by something I’ve read, a project my colleagues and I are working on, a student or other… More
Wellness Wednesday: Minding your mental health during times of change
Phase one of the country's roadmap out of the coronavirus lockdown got under way on Monday 18th May, with those whose jobs are outdoors including construction workers and gardeners allowed to go back to work. We can now catch up with friends and family… More