Keep track of our various activities around Ireland!
This is a blog space where students on this trip will post about different topics and experiences on the trip, and their large-scale blog post towards the end of it. We will have various media and cultural visits which we will blog about. Read about the experiences of the students on the trip and their perspectives on the trip. Each student will experience something different, so be sure to check out each student’s blog! Stay tuned!
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day 9 an early start for our day at IFCO. at IFCO, they classify movies (and sometimes video games) for an Irish audience. we have a similar rating scale, but theirs consists of G, PG, 12A, 15A, 16, or 18. We watched an Irish short film that triggered me, So I started by day poorly.…
Day 8 – Joined by my usual company (E, Alex, and Jay), I went to the most adorable cafe for breakfast. It was a tiny place recommended to us by Ruben, I think. It was called Lemon Jelly. Naturally, I wanted something lemon-y, so I ordered the lemon crepe and yet another matcha. We had…
Today we went to Dubinlina, which I’m surprised we never went to earlier, considering how close it was. Dublinia is a museum focusing on the medieval history of Dublin and its Viking origins. It was very interesting documenting how medieval society worked, the ins and outs of cultural differences, and such. A lot of it…
Today we went on a very special class excursion to the Guinness Storehouse. This was categorized as a cultural experience as the Guinness family has had a huge impact on the city of Dublin and the company is older than the country of Ireland itself. We headed to the storehouse in the late afternoon and…
Today we had the exclusive chance to visit the Irish Parliament. Before our visit, we had a quick lecture from Sean at CEA CAPA HQ to get an overview of how Irish politics and government are structured. For a quick overview for you, there is an upper and lower parliament, the upper is less important…
As the trip begins to come to a close time seems to be moving faster and slipping away smoother. This makes every moment that much more important and means sitting around is something I cannot be doing. Today, to avoid stillness, me and Ryan headed off to Malahide to visit the town and the decadent…
