Ireland was a very easy choice for me to make as a fantasy writer. Elves, dwarves, and dragons are synonymous with the genre… More
Jaskier Benner
Maynooth, Ireland 
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
Have you ever found yourself walking through your house, between classes, or driving to school or work with nothing playing in your head? That feeling you get when one moment, you’re leaving your room or the house, and the next, you have arrived at your… More
Take it from an introvert who’s been abroad three times in their academic career: finding places to go while you’re abroad is extremely overwhelming. You have so many expectations of where you’re going to go and what you’re going to see. You think you… More
Rule number one: Do not put fingers in lambs mouth. Little did I know that the sign that stuck out so brightly against the stone of the lambs enclosure on my first trip to Ireland would become the first of many rules that I would discover when studying… More
This past fall, I had the incredible opportunity to study abroad at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland. Coming from Northwestern University, a highly rigorous academic institution, the transition to college life at UCC was a significant adjustment… More