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Terrific Tramore
The students had the luxury of being allowed to sleep in this morning. Some took the advantage of having the morning off and with it being our first Sunday they…
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Summer Diaries
Day-by-day stories from every Irish Way summer — the tours, the classes, the craic, written from the road.
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Castles and Counselor Olympics
This morning we were up a bit earlier than normal. Breakfast was at half seven and our bus for today’s tours left at eight. The students didn’t seem to mind waking…
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Waterford "I Can't Afford That" Crystal
Students woke up this morning and looked out the window and boy, was it a crystal clear day! Once again, everyone thought about how lucky they were to be…
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I Love One Direction
After a very long adrenaline filled day of traveling, getting students situated into the rooms, and making friends..., bedtime finally came. I think the students…
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Jet Lag Joys
After the ILE boarded the bus, they started making their way to Waterford. This is where they would call home for the next week. Since it had been a long night/day…
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#ByeFelicia
_ “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine _ On Sunday, June 28th, the Irish Life Experience said “Bye Felicia” to the…
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Top 10 Study Abroad Tips for Parents
Choosing a summer program isn't an easy task, especially for parents. Entrusting your children in someone else's care for the summer is daunting and can cause…
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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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Delfies
On Thursday, the students were allowed to lie in until 10 AM. However, some students decided to wake up early and go for a swim in the hotel pool, while others made…
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Gift of the Gab!
And so the holiday began. Tuesday marked the final day of classes and today the beginning of our journey to the beautiful west coast of Ireland. the day started…
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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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WB Yeats Steals the Show!
On Tuesday, there were many tears shed, as the ILE had their last class day. Not really, but it started to hit the students that they only had a little over a week…
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