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Throwback Thursday: Giants and Artists
Every Thursday I bring you a post from one of my journals. This week, it is a post I wrote on study abroad in Belfast. Enjoy! “Welcome to Belfast. Belfast is a really safe city. By the way, don’t go into the pub across the street.” This past weekend was my Arcadia sponsored trip to Belfast and the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Belfast is a beautiful city with a fascinating history. However, when the above is the first thing your program manager says after you’ve pulled up to the hostel, it doesn’t put you at ease. Apparently, the bar across the street was known for being “sectarian.” As dumb…
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Throwback Thursday: Lessons from Ireland
Every Thursday I bring you a post from one of my journals. This week, it is an early post from my time studying abroad in Ireland. Enjoy! Rules of Ireland: 1) The pub next door is always a good idea. 2) The misting gets you as wet as a downpour. Monday night my roommates and I needed dinner something fierce. So we left our hostel and headed towards Grafton Street, except right away we paused at the pub that actually shares a wall with the hostel. We notice that the foods pretty cheap, but we want to explore, even more than we want food. So, on we go. For…
