This weekend I attended a homestay in Gorey, Ireland. I stayed in a house about a ten minute walk from the town centre of small shops and restaurants. Gorey is a beautiful, teeny town located about an hour and a half from Dublin. The bus arrived in Gorey… More
So here at Vic (Victoria University of Wellington) we get a 2 week spring break of which to entertain ourselves with (let me tell you, my home school in little old Ohio barely hangs onto a single week of spring break before saying its too much vacation… More
In the Xhosa tradition it is important to show respect to your elders. Older women are to be addressed as “Mama”, while your peers are “sissy”. So, while my real home is hundreds of thousands of miles away, this past weekend, while at Gugulethu, surrounded… More
In the great city of Wellington there's quite a lot to do year round. If you remember my last post, I talked about the Farmer's Market, a produce market available year round rain or shine on the Sunday of every week; I also mentioned the fantastic Te… More
By Jonny S., Museum Studies Internship Program, Scotland My weekend before my fourth week in Scotland was very exciting. Arcadia had scheduled a tour to the Luss Highland Games that took place next to Loch Lomond on the 2nd of July. Most of the other… More