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Title IX
Sexual misconduct is an issue in Irish universities just like how it is back in the States. I actually had to file a title ix report in late January due to sexual harassment from a TA in one of my economic modules (around week 03 of classes). The reason why I filed a formal complaint…
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the ugly, beautiful, and mundane
the ugly: There are many tik toks and instagram posts of people saying you shouldn’t go to xyz country because of racism. you should not let that stop you from study abroad and seeing the world. We don’t live in a perfect world but don’t let one (or multiple social media post) stop you from…
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academics
Ireland’s system of education at the university level is very similar to that of the United Kingdom as many of my Irish friends have said and is drastically different from the United States. The vocabulary used for discussion of school is super different! For example, both in Ireland and the UK students will say ‘I…
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week 01!
January 14 I’m flying out of seatac, so glad I bought a mini luggage scale save me so much trouble at check in and it went smooth. Security was only 10 minutes and I was able to get through quickly. January 15 Customs in London was really efficient compared to TSA back home. I…
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pre-departure: the emotional rollercoaster ♡
pre-departure! week of december 11 I am so adrenaline filled to depart for dublin. Majority of my classes abroad at University College Dublin are “fun” classes — either for fine arts distribution or electives for the economics major. This semester has been my most academically challenging so far— I’m taking upper level courses for my…