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My (Developing) Cooking Skills
Happy March! Can’t believe we’ve been here for over a month already! Four months felt like a lot before I left, but now it feels much too short. Highlights so far have been exploring Ireland on my weekend trips and making new friends from around the world. Looking forward to celebrating St. Patricks Day in…
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Belfast
Hello! This weekend we went to Belfast with IFSA, our study abroad program! We left Friday morning at 10:30 am and didn’t arrive in Belfast until nearly 6:30pm — it was an already long travel day elongated by Dublin traffic. So, Friday wasn’t the most fun, but Saturday was awesome! And now, I’m writing this…
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Kennie in Kilkenny
This weekend I took a train (well, multiple trains) to Kilkenny! I learned that kil means church in Gaelic, so Kilkenny means Church of Kenny. St. Canice was an Irish abbot who founded a monastery near the current city of Kilkenny. The nickname for Canice is Kenny, hence the name Kilkenny. St. Canice is said…
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Class Schedule & Quasi-Campus Tour
Happy weekend! I am finally almost registered for classes, now that we’re two weeks into the semester! I have submitted the classes I want to take, or modules as they’re called here, but it will take another week for them to be processed. At which point, I have to double check they show up correctly…
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Ambiguity
Before J-term of 2025, when I was supposed to study abroad in Provence, our trip advisor sent an email titled: “Word of the Day: Ambiguity.” The body of the email included this reflection: I remember before my own J-Term abroad, my professor told us that the word of the trip was “ambiguity.” The definition of…
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Dublin & Cliffs of Moher
Hello! This past weekend, I took a field trip with my UST class to Dublin on Saturday and a day trip with about eight buses of international students at UL to the Cliffs of Moher! I have no pictures to share with you from Dublin because it was quite cold and windy and I did…
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King John’s Castle
We visited King John’s Castle in downtown Limerick for our first class field trip! We got a great tour of the castle and its history. Located strategically on the Shannon River, the castle was built by English King John to protect English Protestants immigrating to Ireland and house English soliders. After King John, many renovations…
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I’ve arrived!
I arrived in Ireland at 7:30 Thursday morning! We were stuck sitting in the airport for quite some time because our bus to campus didn’t leave until 10:30am. So, a couple girls and I got coffee and pastries to pass the time — making a chocolate croissant and iced latte my first meal in Ireland!…
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I’ve still never been to Ireland
Hello and welcome to my study abroad blog! As of today, January 5th, I’ve never been to Ireland. But in just ten short days that will change. Though I don’t yet know who I’ll be living with, what classes I’ll be taking, or where I’ll visit, I do know I’m excited for you to follow…
Kenavan Lindner
Amateur Blogger & World Traveler
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