Studying abroad can be a scary thing. Leaving what I knew behind to start a new adventure comes with tons of questions and uncertainty that made me want to sit on the airport floor. A million questions ran through my mind as I waited for my flight to… More
This past weekend I did the takeover for the Éalu weekend events. I answered questions people had about Arcadia, being abroad, and Trinity College Dublin while documenting our activities throughout the weekend. As we head into reading week, lots of people… More
Before leaving to study abroad in Ireland (on my first solo trip), I was very anxious about my time away from the U.S. While I tried to search up Youtube videos of past students studying abroad, helpful advice felt limited. After spending 2 months at… More
Ireland was my third time abroad with funding from Arcadia. A fact which I still can barely believe. The first time I went abroad was for Arcadia’s Preview program. I went to Paris for a week to study Oscar Wilde. The second time, I went to Brunswick… More
Ireland was a very easy choice for me to make as a fantasy writer. Elves, dwarves, and dragons are synonymous with the genre that I spend most of my time consuming and creating. That is because Celtic and Anglo-Saxon mythological archetypes are the backbone… More