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  • Spring Break Pt. 2: Rome

    Spring Break Pt. 2: Rome

    Happy Easter! I got to spend Easter weekend in Rome with two of my close friends from UST studying there and two friends staying in Ireland with me! On Friday, I flew into Milan hoping to see some of the Olympic remnants. Sadly though, I was stuck in an immigration line for two hours and…

  • Spring Break Pt. 1: Family in Ireland

    Spring Break Pt. 1: Family in Ireland

    Hello, Enjoying a break from classes for Easter Break, as they call it here. My lab partner laughed at me calling it spring break 😂 My family including my Grandpa and an aunt and uncle came to Ireland to visit for the first half of my break. We stayed in this lovely manor just outside…

  • Portugal ☀️

    Portugal ☀️

    Hello! This weekend I went to Portugal! I loved it – it was so beautiful and the weather was gorgeous! I got into Lisbon late on Friday night, so I started my touring with a Tuk Tuk tour on Saturday morning. My tour guide was quite a character – he’d already had three espressos and…

  • St. Patrick’s Day

    St. Patrick’s Day

    As you might have guessed, St. Patrick’s Day is a very big deal here in Ireland. It’s a national holiday, so everyone gets off of school and work to celebrate and every city has their own parade! I’m very lucky to have been in Ireland for it ☘️ The Limerick parade was at noon, so…

  • Dingle & Cork

    Dingle & Cork

    Hello! This weekend, we had a class trip to Dingle on Saturday and Ava and I went to Cork on Sunday! In Dingle, we first went on an archeological tour. The coolest part was this dry stone building that is the only building built without mortar still standing in Ireland. Then, we went to the…

  • Aran Islands

    Aran Islands

    Hello! This week is midterms, so wish me luck! Yesterday, I went to the Aran Islands off the west coast! We took a bus up to Galway the night before and spent the night. It’s a very lively town! Walking down the main street there was a different musician or singer playing music every block….

Kenavan Lindner

Amateur Blogger & World Traveler