Story Location: Ireland
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Women Traveling Abroad
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Many students who study abroad try to make the most of their experience by traveling to different places throughout the course of the semester. In fact, as the end of our time abroad draws closer and closer, I cannot name a single exchange student I met who hasn’t traveled at least once throughout the past…
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Digital Story: A First Time Traveler Abroad
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What Dublin Taught me about Studying Abroad as an Engineering Major
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When I started thinking about studying abroad, I didn’t have much hope that I would be able to make it work out with my class schedule. My university has strict requirements for classes I need to take each semester as a civil engineering major, and I was the only one from my year in my…
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Carry It With You: Perspectives on Navigating Goodbyes
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Throughout my life I have been fascinated by the challenge of leaving. It seems that to be human is to try to cope with the farewells and adjustments that accompany change, but we all do this differently. As a former nomad, I used to pride myself on my ability to sacrifice discomfort and unfamiliarity for…
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Embrace Tourism in Dublin
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When traveling abroad, quite a few people recoil at the words ‘tourist trap.’ In fairness, most of the popular attractions at the biggest tourist destinations tend to be a bit pricey, but it certainly doesn’t mean they are not worth seeing. They’re popular for a reason! I’ve put together a list of common tourist attractions…
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Do Not Let Disability Hold You Back Abroad
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Since coming to Dublin, I’ve gotten quite close with a number of IFSA students who are studying abroad at University College Dublin with me, including Jacquie Kelley, from Vermont. Jacquie studies Political Science and Music at Providence College in Rhode Island, and lives with her three-year-old Golden Retriever, Moose. He’s a service dog, and helps…
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Celiac Disease Abroad
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One of the best parts of traveling anywhere is tasting new flavors of local food and drink. Our human need to eat and gather around meals manifests in diverse, beautiful and interesting ways all over the globe. Yet while the connections gained around cooking and sharing meals are vital aspects of a cultural experience, they…
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IFSA Interview Series: Teacher Education in Northern Ireland
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“I went to a school every single day, all day, for five weeks. I built great connections with the students and with the staff. I loved experiencing the school system and seeing the similarities and the differences between the Northern Ireland education system and the American education system. The experience has allowed me to critique…
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Letting in Kindness Abroad
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I arrived in Ireland two days before I could move into my accommodations at the Burren College of Art. I booked a room at a cheap inn I found online with a sparse website and no numbers in its address. I was staying in Ennis, a market town in the west of Ireland. It was…
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IFSA Interview Series: Studying Abroad with Physical & Mental Illness
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“I have chronic physical and mental illnesses; and if you also do you’re probably a little worried — at least a little bit, about how it’s going to be abroad. But I’m here to tell you that it’s going to be OK. In fact it’s going to be amazing.” https://youtu.be/BxECkY8b9_s Kaela Fong is a student…
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