by Rose O’Keeffe “I, the lonely Irish poet, will now never die. In the wind and through the river my words echo forever…” This is an excerpt of a poem my classmates and I wrote atop William Butler Yeats’ tower at Thor Ballylee in County Galway. As we departed from O’Hare’s international terminal on St….
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Reach for the Sky
By Nona Guvenoz I’m a HUGE Star Wars nerd. I fell in love with the franchise when I was 8, and now, at 20, I’m still just as much in love with it. While I agree with many in that the most recent trilogy of movies did not give justice to the original 6 movies,…
Five Tips For Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
By Walker Nelson Before getting into my tips, an introduction is of order. My name is Walker and I’m a sophomore here at DePaul. I studied abroad over this past winter break in both England and Ireland. My trip was short term (just under 2 weeks), and was with 14 other DePaul students and 2…
Defining Home: A Reflection of Spring Break in Ireland
By Tea Preradovic, written in April 2019 FY@broad Ireland couldn’t have been at a better time, serving as a better reminder. The academic and personal events aligned and complemented each other with no initial intent of making it happen that way. As I write this reflection, I am at my home in the Northwest suburb…
Painting Moments Permanent
By Tea Preradovic Personal Permanence: An Introduction Ireland must be painted with acrylics, pastels, or oil in order for it to be accurately depicted. While it’s exciting to produce, it’s important to forgive ourselves, for even then, no picture is polished enough to mimic the sensation of observing with our own eyes. I’ve observed Ireland…
My Happy Place: Doneraile Wildlife Park
By Katherine Kozlik. While Doneraile Wildlife Park was not the most interesting or noteworthy place I have been to in Ireland, my afternoon spent there with a friendly Yellow Lab, Max, and his owner is easily the happiest I can recall being after I walked off the plane in Cork. Stepping out of the car…
Ireland Do’s and Don’ts
By Sara Shahein. I was lucky enough to participate in a short term study abroad program to Ireland during my freshman year at DePaul. As soon as I got accepted, I started a Pinterest board of all the monuments and places I hoped to see when I was there. I know it’s cheesy, but it…
Three Idiots Abroad, Part II
By Katherine Kozlik. No one had ever seen twenty-somethings plan so horribly. After the hostel microwave fiasco and a fun three days in London, it was time to go back to our temporary home, Cork. My flight wasn’t until 8pm, but my mom talked me into going to the airport with Ben and Zoe to…
FY@ Ireland: Travel Literature Reflection
By Emma Weiland. My time in Ireland was an experience I will never forget, nor stop talking about. I gained incredible insights on myself, as well as Ireland. I learned that Ireland is a place full of lively, friendly, and hard-working individuals. The culture is similar to the United States, yet so different. They share…
Three Idiots Abroad, Part I
By Katherine Kozlik. No one had ever seen twenty-somethings plan so horribly. A RyanAir sale meant madness. Buying flights to, well, anywhere as quickly as possible before all the cheap fairs were gone was deemed a necessity by my friends and myself, and round trip tickets from Cork to London were selling fast for under…
Lost in Doolin – by Maya Mic
I had always considered myself to be a rather responsible young adult- I always go to class on time, do my laundry when the hamper can no longer be stuffed with half-dirty clothing, and can make my way around an airport alone to catch a flight (well, most of the time). Either way, I have…
Settled Into Cork – by Katherine Kozlik
“When I was getting ready to head off to Ireland for the Fall semester, I had so many doubts in my head. What if I don’t like it there? What if I don’t make friends? Will I miss home too much? While these fears are absolutely expected for anyone going to another country alone, I…
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