As I write this, I am exactly halfway through my time at University College Cork and have completed all three of my midterm essays. I feel as though I have learned a lot about myself so far, especially in terms of how I work as a student. The midterms… More
I have been living in Ireland now for 6 weeks, and it still feels a bit unreal. The idea that Galway is my home has just begun to set in. Walking around the city isn’t a maze anymore, and I don’t have to use Google Maps for every place I want to go. I… More
First Pub Trip (9/19) Our first night in London we decided to embrace ourselves in the culture by taking our first trip to the pub. We went to Belgo which is right by LSE and then went for a walk to see the LSE campus afterward. Initially, I didn’t experience… More
Before I left for New Zealand, one of my professors warned me that when you’re on your own in a new place, your highs and lows of life become amplified. Your bad moments feel exceptionally bad, your good times euphorically good. I thought about this lesson… More
MyBangor is Bangor University’s online system in which students have access to see their timetable, their personal tutor (or advisor as one hears in America) and news about the university. MyBangor is like Canvas, but they don’t use Canvas here, to my… More