Speaking a different language is a challenge, but especially difficult when you need to be proficient enough to maneuver… More
Caitlyn Rome
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Caitlyn Rome
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Speaking a different language is a challenge, but especially difficult when you need to be proficient enough to maneuver through a city. My final trip of the semester challenged me in this way, because I had not taken Spanish language classes since my… More
Well, it is finals time around Trinity College (you can tell by the grim faces of all the students you pass around campus) and I’ve got my first exam tomorrow. Naturally that means I’m procrastinating studying and instead writing a quick blog post… kidding… More
Arriving at each new city, the traveler finds again a past of his that he did not know he had: the foreignness of what you no longer are or no longer possess lies in wait for you in foreign, unpossessed places” ― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities I… More
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