Comments for Semester in Ireland http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu Work: the curse of human behavior or the savior of self identity Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:29:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Insight as to what’s happening to Ireland by Cathleen Lamb http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/09/02/insight-as-to-whats-happening-to-ireland/#comment-310 Cathleen Lamb Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:29:29 +0000 http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/09/02/insight-as-to-whats-happening-to-ireland/#comment-310 7xqmy4fyakq4rtmq 7xqmy4fyakq4rtmq

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]]> Comment on Insight as to what’s happening to Ireland by Coupons http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/09/02/insight-as-to-whats-happening-to-ireland/#comment-184 Coupons Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:32:10 +0000 http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/09/02/insight-as-to-whats-happening-to-ireland/#comment-184 I searched for a while to find the right answer to my questions! I searched for a while to find the right answer to my questions!

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Limerick blog. by mma http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/06/08/welcome-to-the-semester-at-limerick-blog/#comment-164 mma Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:14:53 +0000 http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/06/08/welcome-to-the-semester-at-limerick-blog/#comment-164 I find this blog very interesting, i will be here everyday till now. Greetings I find this blog very interesting, i will be here everyday till now. Greetings

]]> Comment on Ireland. More than just pubs and rain? by Kelsey http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-52 Kelsey Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:24:48 +0000 http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-52 Getting out of New Hampshire was a goal I kept all throughout high school. So the biggest pro about Ireland is just being here. One of the best parts of being in Europe is that it is really cheap to travel around, so I was able to go to other countries. Though the way of life here is very similar to back home, I love noticing the little differences that there are. I loved meating new people and I love knowing that each day would bring something new. Some of the cons are walking to class when you think it's a sunny day and half way there, clouds fill the sky and you're soaking wet with freezing rain; having nothing really to do in town at night except if you're drunk; and having roommates that knock on your door at four in the morning right after falling asleep; everything is so expensive and the exchange tare doesnt help. But no matter how many cons I can think of, they would never out weight the pros. If someone is debating whether or not to come here for a semester I would say to just do it. You learn so much about yourself and the world around you. Being here has been the best experience of my life, there could have been better way to start my college education. Getting out of New Hampshire was a goal I kept all throughout high school. So the biggest pro about Ireland is just being here. One of the best parts of being in Europe is that it is really cheap to travel around, so I was able to go to other countries. Though the way of life here is very similar to back home, I love noticing the little differences that there are. I loved meating new people and I love knowing that each day would bring something new.

Some of the cons are walking to class when you think it’s a sunny day and half way there, clouds fill the sky and you’re soaking wet with freezing rain; having nothing really to do in town at night except if you’re drunk; and having roommates that knock on your door at four in the morning right after falling asleep; everything is so expensive and the exchange tare doesnt help.

But no matter how many cons I can think of, they would never out weight the pros. If someone is debating whether or not to come here for a semester I would say to just do it. You learn so much about yourself and the world around you. Being here has been the best experience of my life, there could have been better way to start my college education.

]]> Comment on Ireland. More than just pubs and rain? by Greg http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-51 Greg Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:39:47 +0000 http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-51 Ireland’s a really sweet place to be for the semester. Below I’ve laid out a few pros and cons that come with this experience. The Pro’s are; 1. You get to be in Ireland for 3 months 2. You get your own room and a pretty nice living set up. 3. The school has some pretty good athletic facilities including a weight room, a few basketball courts, 2 tracks (one inside and one outside), and, best of all, an Olympic sized swimming pool (50 by 25 meters). 4. The scenery in Ireland is really nice. 5. The people are great and are from tons of different countries. 6. Everyone here seems to do at least one sport so there’s always something athletic going on. 7. There’s a sweet bar on campus. 8. They’ve got some swank sports here like hurling, and the hurling stick is pretty cheap to buy. 9. The school in general is amazing and the classes are great. 10. You can pretty much do whichever sport and join any club you want to, and they offer tons of them. 11. Travelling (I’ve been to a lot of places in Ireland and they were all interesting and exciting). 12. Living in a foreign country is a new, exciting and different experience. Cons; 1. Everything is more expensive than in the states. 2. Egging (6 times so far, but never been hit) 4. Rain, but its not so bad once you get used to it. 5. Public Transportation (also not so bad after a while) Not too many cons apart from just general differences in culture and some slight homesickness. Living in Ireland is a good time. Ireland’s a really sweet place to be for the semester. Below I’ve laid out a few pros and cons that come with this experience.

The Pro’s are;
1. You get to be in Ireland for 3 months
2. You get your own room and a pretty nice living set up.
3. The school has some pretty good athletic facilities including a weight room, a few basketball courts, 2 tracks (one inside and one outside), and, best of all, an Olympic sized swimming pool (50 by 25 meters).
4. The scenery in Ireland is really nice.
5. The people are great and are from tons of different countries.
6. Everyone here seems to do at least one sport so there’s always something athletic going on.
7. There’s a sweet bar on campus.
8. They’ve got some swank sports here like hurling, and the hurling stick is pretty cheap to buy.
9. The school in general is amazing and the classes are great.
10. You can pretty much do whichever sport and join any club you want to, and they offer tons of them.
11. Travelling (I’ve been to a lot of places in Ireland and they were all interesting and exciting).
12. Living in a foreign country is a new, exciting and different experience.

Cons;
1. Everything is more expensive than in the states.
2. Egging (6 times so far, but never been hit)
4. Rain, but its not so bad once you get used to it.
5. Public Transportation (also not so bad after a while)

Not too many cons apart from just general differences in culture and some slight homesickness. Living in Ireland is a good time.

]]> Comment on Ireland. More than just pubs and rain? by Alisha Connors http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-50 Alisha Connors Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:12:54 +0000 http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-50 Pros: The best thing about Ireland is its scenery; the campus is also beautiful. You get to live in a house with a living room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, your own room and grow relationships with 5 other housemates. There are 2 bars on campus if you dont feel like going into the city and the drinking age is 18 which is extremely convenient!! Clubs around here are also really close and FUN! You get to take the advantage of traveling around Ireland with friends or with the school, and the best part Europe because the flights are pretty cheap (check out amsterdam!). The relationships you make here are the best thing in the world whether is with Irish people or with the Americans you came here with! The best thing I experienced though is finding out who I really am and experiencing what life is like on my own :o) Cons: Exchange rate ...its pretty damn expensive here if your always spending money, so try to save. The weather in the beginning was great but about a month 1/2 into it, its pretty much shit: very windy and VERY rainy. The amount of walking you have to do just to get somewhere (aka food & alcohol). Pay people back right away cuz if you wait till the last few weeks your screwed cuz u pretty much have $0. Leaving is pretty sad toooo :( Surprises: How beautiful this place really is and what Ireland has to offer. The scenery is rediculous: Castles (expecially one that we found behind the student Kilmurry Village). Limerick city, Dublin. Some of the things the Irish people say. How many people smoke cigarettes. People getting wasted at the campus bar during the week starting around 12 and still going until night. Pros: The best thing about Ireland is its scenery; the campus is also beautiful. You get to live in a house with a living room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, your own room and grow relationships with 5 other housemates. There are 2 bars on campus if you dont feel like going into the city and the drinking age is 18 which is extremely convenient!! Clubs around here are also really close and FUN! You get to take the advantage of traveling around Ireland with friends or with the school, and the best part Europe because the flights are pretty cheap (check out amsterdam!). The relationships you make here are the best thing in the world whether is with Irish people or with the Americans you came here with! The best thing I experienced though is finding out who I really am and experiencing what life is like on my own :o )

Cons: Exchange rate …its pretty damn expensive here if your always spending money, so try to save. The weather in the beginning was great but about a month 1/2 into it, its pretty much shit: very windy and VERY rainy. The amount of walking you have to do just to get somewhere (aka food & alcohol). Pay people back right away cuz if you wait till the last few weeks your screwed cuz u pretty much have $0. Leaving is pretty sad toooo :(

Surprises: How beautiful this place really is and what Ireland has to offer. The scenery is rediculous: Castles (expecially one that we found behind the student Kilmurry Village). Limerick city, Dublin. Some of the things the Irish people say. How many people smoke cigarettes. People getting wasted at the campus bar during the week starting around 12 and still going until night.

]]> Comment on Ireland. More than just pubs and rain? by Jake Shanley http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-49 Jake Shanley Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:44:56 +0000 http://workireland.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/11/22/ireland-more-than-just-pubs-and-rain/#comment-49 I was so excited to come to Ireland for a semester. I had been here once befor and it was awsome. This time around was the same. I got to do so many cool and fun adventurous things all the time. I went "hill walking" (it was a mountain... and multiple) and i got to climb up a cliff face right on the ocean. I got to meet people from all over the world, other kids from USA not from PSU, kids from eastern Europe, Russia, Slovacia, Germany, Spain all over. i learned alot about how other countries view Americans and how other countries cultures are. It did get to a point when the rain was brutal and all you want is some sunshine on your face. But most of the time it just rained lightly or it would rain for a little while and then not for the rest of the day. And if you do get home sick at first it will go away and when your are here for thanksgiving it was a little tough but you get by it and they held a Turkey dinner for us. Twards the end of the year you will not be able to wait to go home it will be all you can think about but then as the last week comes to an end you will realize that you may wanna go home but you dont want to leave. Suprizes about Ireland are how quick the weather can change. you look out the window and its not raining and then you dont get 30 yards down the road and you feel like you fell in a pool. Also i was suprised at how differant the culture is here the humor is different, the slang terms are completely different, the peoples fashions are different. People here can look at most Americans and be able to tell that they are an American. I was so excited to come to Ireland for a semester. I had been here once befor and it was awsome. This time around was the same. I got to do so many cool and fun adventurous things all the time. I went “hill walking” (it was a mountain… and multiple) and i got to climb up a cliff face right on the ocean. I got to meet people from all over the world, other kids from USA not from PSU, kids from eastern Europe, Russia, Slovacia, Germany, Spain all over. i learned alot about how other countries view Americans and how other countries cultures are.
It did get to a point when the rain was brutal and all you want is some sunshine on your face. But most of the time it just rained lightly or it would rain for a little while and then not for the rest of the day. And if you do get home sick at first it will go away and when your are here for thanksgiving it was a little tough but you get by it and they held a Turkey dinner for us. Twards the end of the year you will not be able to wait to go home it will be all you can think about but then as the last week comes to an end you will realize that you may wanna go home but you dont want to leave.
Suprizes about Ireland are how quick the weather can change. you look out the window and its not raining and then you dont get 30 yards down the road and you feel like you fell in a pool. Also i was suprised at how differant the culture is here the humor is different, the slang terms are completely different, the peoples fashions are different. People here can look at most Americans and be able to tell that they are an American.

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