Dealing with Exams

My name is Siddhartha. I have been a student with Maynooth University since September, 2018. I am currently pursuing my Masters in Law. My time spent here in the beautiful town of Maynooth has been very memorable. I have rejoiced every moment of my social and academic life. However university is about academics and a healthy social life. The academic aspect does get hectic at times, but its highly manageable. All students need to do is get started with their assignments well in advance of the due date. ...

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A weekend in London

One of the advantages of living in Europe is that you can get to many different countries in just a few hours. London is one of the cities I had the chance to visit recently in a weekend, taking a one and a half hour flight with the low-cost airline Ryanair. Although there are tons of things to be done in such a vibrant and lively metropole, here is a suggestion of a two-day itinerary developed by a friend of mine, in case you want to ...

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Missing Vietnamese Tet and the taste of home

As I'm writing down these words I’m celebrating Vietnamese Lunar New Year with my family members and friends. We call it Tet in Vietnamese. The traditional Tet of Vietnamese people is calculated by the lunar calendar, thus Tet often occurs at the end of January or early February. I had a chance to talk with my Irish flat mate about ways that Irish and Vietnamese people celebrate their New Year. Some things similar and some things different - Of course, two nations, ...

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