Story Location: Ireland
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Celiac Disease Abroad
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[caption id="attachment_12800" align="alignright" width="300"] The author enjoys a gluten-free cake.[/caption] 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…
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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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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.” [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxECkY8b9_s&t=18s[/embed] Kaela Fong is a student…
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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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Conquering Dublin Buses
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Many American students are not used to relying on public transportation to get them where they need to go. However, with a few tips, I can inform you on how to master conquering Dublin buses in no time!In West Lafayette, IN, where I study at Purdue, the only buses students ride keep us within campus.…
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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mental Health Issues Abroad
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The author walking behind the Burren College of Art on her 28th birthday. Photo by BCA student Angela Nguyen. “Wherever you go, there you are.” As someone with a host of mental health issues resulting from a past I’d do anything to forget, these words have always been a reminder that no matter how far…
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Bucket List Goals: With the IFSA Learning Plan, You’re Not Alone
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Before studying abroad with IFSA, all students fill out an application stating the goals that they want to achieve while studying abroad. The goals are framed in three categories: professional, academic, and personal. The IFSA learning plan is then reviewed and revised with IFSA staff during several meetings on campus during your study abroad experience…
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Mooncakes and Macaroni & Cheese: A Chinese-American in Ireland
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At the beginning of my study abroad experience, if you told me I would cook macaroni and cheese four times in two weeks, I would have thought you were joking. But then it happened, in Ireland of all places. I, a Chinese-American girl, was requested to cook this dish for my German housemates and their…
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Study Abroad and STEM: Contradictory or Not?
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Many of my friends back home are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) majors and are on the pre-medical track. Their schedules are jam packed with science and math courses, all hoping to earn top marks to gain entrance to a medical school. They spend hours in labs, clinics, and doing research for their professors…
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How Getting Involved in Irish Politics Made Me Change My Flight
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I arrived in Ireland with one thing in mind: perfecting my Irish accent. Okay two things: taking a break from American politics. 2017 was an exhausting year for my mental health and I needed to escape. So, I picked the little lush island off the coast of Europe, packed up my clothes, hopped on a…
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