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Tuesday, June 18th, 2024

Kayla Howie Week 3

I have to start this blog by saying that dreams really do come true as I quite literally met a woman who played the fiddle in an Irish band just as Ed Sheeran sang about in his hit single Galway Girl. We were so fortunate during our time in Galway to have our days be filled with mostly sun and good weather. My family did not visit at the same time we were there, and they were met with pouring rain and roaring winds. However, I told them, and my supervisor who is from Galway agreed, that they had the […]

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Monday, June 10th, 2024

Kayla Howie Week 2

This week has been filled with delicious food, fun traveling, and lots of learning. I love all of the experiences built right into the Bucknell in Dublin program that allow us to explore all corners of the country in our short eight weeks here while also leaving time for us to adventure on our own. The group activities have introduced me to a lot of really nice people who I can’t wait to get to know more! We had our Welcome Dinner at the Little Kitchen and we had some really good food. It was a three course meal where […]

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Tuesday, June 4th, 2024

Kayla Howie Week 1

So good to be back in Europe! My point of view will be a little unique because I was actually just in the EU for five months studying abroad in Spain. I was only in the US for six days before coming back! I’m excited to know that after this program, I will have spent more than half of 2024 in Europe. I’ve already noticed a lot of differences between Ireland, Spain, and the United States. I would say Ireland is more similar to the US in terms of speed (which I definitely appreciate). It was very welcome to be […]

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