I've now gone through the leaving-someplace-I-love process more times than I'd care to remember. And let me tell you – it never gets easier, at least for me. This time around it was even harder than four years ago, at the Erasmus exchange. Back then, we all left to our various home countries, but now, I left all of my newly made and amazing friends behind, and it still aches. Ok, I promise I've left all the sad parts in the ...
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It wasn’t the whole month of May, only a last couple of weeks and the first part of June, but we experienced the Irish Summer in its full and undimmed glory! There was sunshine, blue skies, shorts, sleeping with open windows, open-toed shoes and visits to beach (and also sunburnt cheeks on my part), all enjoyed in the divine temperatures of around 20°C. You might ask yourself why I spend so many characters writing about the weather – well, if ...
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I originally wanted to get my degree abroad because I wanted to travel and experience a new culture. Ireland has definitely done that. I've gotten to travel to Cliffs of Moher and Galway and explore Dublin more than I would ever as only a tourist. And even in Maynooth it seems like there's always something to do, whether it be a society/club activity or an educational event. There's also some really passionate people here, both as students and educators. Even ...
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