· Summer Diaries
Conne-mar-velous!
Our second day in Galway started a little bit earlier than most of our mornings on holiday. The first bus trip of our relatively laid back day led us to Dan…
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Galway city, the Aran Islands, Connemara, and Kylemore Abbey — the cultural heart of the west.
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Cows with Guns
We woke up to lashing rain this morning and as we looked out the window we thought, "Oh No!" It was bucketing down and today was our day to go to Inish Mor, the…
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· Summer Diaries
#ILE15 Draw to a Close
It is our last full day in Ireland! We cannot believe how quickly this trip has gone by. Johanna and Molly said that they were going to cry all day because they…
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· Summer Diaries
Periwinkle Anyone?
We have officially been in Ireland for 20 days! Alice and Ally can't believe how quickly the days are flying by. Our first morning in Galway started with the…
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· Summer Diaries
Galway Bound
We're onto our last lag of our trip: Galway! The students were very busy this morning packing up their things and cleaning their apartments in Killarney. At half…
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· Summer Diaries
Galway Bound
Up and packed for Galway, our bus was able to leave a little before schedule. For some reason the students all find it easier to wake up on their holiday days than…
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· Summer Diaries
Up the Kingdom!
Yesterday we had great weather, with time spent doing half of the Ring of Kerry. We began the day by stopping in the village of Kenmare, a quintessential Irish town…
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Heat Wave
Back to normal today as all of the students woke for breakfast for 8:30 AM. Class started with Irish literature with Angie. The students took a look at WB Yeats-one…
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Up the Dubs
Sunday morning in Dublin-finally a lie in for everybody. A choice was given to all of the students to sleep in until lunch at 12.30 PM if they wished. The vast…
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· Alumni Stories
More Helpful Advice from ILE 2011 Alumnae, Fiona Tomlin
Hey! I’m back! Although Ryan did a superbly thorough job of filling you guys in on some ILE essentials, I would like to add a few things. (From a girl’s…
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Angie Wins the Dog and Tractor
The popular Dog and Tractor Travel Game won rave reviews from the ILE students, as Angie, Brian, Dan, Edel, and Taryn would shout at the top of their lungs during…
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Hello from Galway!
The Irish Life Experience left for Galway on Saturday morning-bright and early. The wonderful, Brian Farrell from Burren Coaches, picked us up and we were delighted…
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