Flashback: Fota
Giraffes It's kind of crazy to believe that just a year ago I was standing face to face---or rather, face to shoulder---with a giraffe....
22 Unseen Photos
Dingle Peninsula In honor of my recent 22nd birthday, here are 22 previously unpublished pictures from my travels. Cork Oslo Rock of...
The Burnout
Sunrise Over Scotland “Don’t try to go everywhere as soon as you get there.” Everyone at every study abroad meeting told me this. They...
Flashback: Kinsale
Kinsale, Ireland In a country where it is often raining, my luck was bound to run out when it came to sunny days for travelling. My day...
Why People Come to Maine
Cape Elizabeth I wanted to write something a little different this week for my blog. In just a couple more weeks, my college career will...
Farewell Cork
Dingle Peninsula, Ireland Well, my time abroad has ended. I missed the trees and the closeness of the lake, and I even missed the...
The Crawford Art Gallery
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork One day, I was walking to the grocery store when out of the corner of my eye I saw a Greek statue. I thought...
Blarney in Bloom
The Poison Garden Last time I was in Blarney, it was late January and the daffodils were just starting to peek up through the grass....
North County Cork and the Rock of Cashel
The Rock of Cashel I hit the road again with my archaeology class to journey through more of Ireland’s history. We didn’t have to go far...
St. Patrick's Day in Cork, Ireland
A Man in a Clock Tower Float March 17th marks St. Patrick’s Day a.k.a. the most important Irish holiday (at least for those Westerners...