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It's The Final Countdown
Today is our last day in Galway-- cue the sniffles and tears. The kids had a full free day in the city, in the midst of the art festival. It was lively and…
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Eyre Square, Quay Street, and Salthill.
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The Final Stretch
"We Made It to Galway!" Many of the students cheered as we pulled into the vibrant city. This portion of the trip is always the student's favorite. They get to…
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Wrapping Up
Here it is. The last full day of the ILE. This is one of the hardest days for everyone. It means packing suitcases and praying they aren’t weighted down by too many…
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On Our Turf
Despite the lack of sun, the day began temperate and continued that way. The sky was washed with grey clouds but instead of dulling the natural beauty of Connemara…
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Castles, Counselors and Other Antiques
The morning of our move to Galway has dawned. Students combatted the chaos of packing with hearty breakfasts of toast and cereal, and packed their lunches before…
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Howth It Going
Breakfast today went as breakfasts usually do -- featuring the hurried munching of cereal, grumbles about the other students staying here who had eaten all of the…
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Game Faces
If I haven’t mentioned before, our group of students is absolutely incredible and despite only having had their introduction to the world of GAA yesterday, today…
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Up Galway!
On Sunday, the students woke up bright and early and were served another delicious meal of fruit, orange juice, toast, and yogurt-all brekky staples on the Irish…
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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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#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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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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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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