I have become fairly familiar with airports. When I leave home destined for Dublin, I look forward to the freedom I have in Ireland to live my life completely independently. I get to decide what I eat every day, what I do in my free time, and I can pursue my degree whole-heartedly. I also know that I will miss my family and my cats and having the comforts of home. And when I leave Ireland destined for Harare, I ...
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The question I get asked most often from both Irish and American friends is how my daily life is different in Ireland compared to the United States. A typical day for me living in Ireland is drastically different than in the United States. To be honest, I’d say that the biggest difference would be my eating habits. While living in Ireland, I can’t indulge myself with Taco Bell (my favorite American fast food) or even hit up a drive-through because ...
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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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