View the group presentations from the Ireland Study Abroad 2013 students. Group 1: Group 2:

Today I woke up excited and ready to go. I have been looking forward to the Titanic museum for this whole trip. I adored the movie as a kid so this is like a dream come true for me. I walked into the museum with my camera in hand and ready to explore the museum. … Continue reading Titanic Museum in Belfast, Ireland by Tiffany Stafford →

I have the last day so I thought I should probably sum up this trip so far. What can I say about this trip? So far there are plenty of things; amazing, awesome, extravagant, shocking, romantic, friendship, sickly, unique, eye opening, frustrating. So many new experiences have been coming towards all of us. Some experiences … Continue reading The End by David Tingley →

What an amazing day! Today is the last FULL day in Derry, and I must say that it was a day well spent. Today was the first day that class wasn’t all mixed up with the rooms for exam taking and everyone found their way safely to warmth up on the 6th floor of North … Continue reading My Lovely Derry, Oh Fare-the-Well~ by Karissa Skarpias →

Today was the first day we had completely free to ourselves and nothing scheduled on our itinerary, which after being in Ireland for over a week I think all of us needed. Mr. Slevin provided a full breakfast as usual. After breakfast two of us took Mr. Slevin’s dog, Clay, for a walk around a … Continue reading And On The Ninth Day, We Rested by Austin Timmons →

Saturday May 11, 2013. No Class today but we did have a wonderful trip to Glenveagh National Park on the schedule. Breakfast was at 8:30 and our bus arrived somewhere around 9:30. The 45 minute ride took us to a part of the country we had yet to see. After making it out of the … Continue reading The reward was worth the effort! by Jered Tatum →

My time in Dublin was fiercely fantastic, long nights of wandering with my new friends, all the tourist traps, street performers. Coming from the tourist dependent state of Florida, it was strangely refreshing to be a tourist again. While Dublin was reminiscent of Orlando back home, Derry is more akin to St. Augustine, a somewhat … Continue reading Irish times. by Joseph Talley →

Today we woke up bright and early for a beautiful breakfast provided by Clarence House. I look forward to this breakfast every day because it prepares me for the day ahead. We headed on our adventure to Giants Causeway, and the rope bridge at about 8:30am. I found its history to be fascinating. It’s cool … Continue reading A long but incredible journey… by Tiffany Stafford →

Hills, hills and more hills. The city of Derry is made up of nothing but hills.  Driving into the city was a great way to see different restaurants and local hangouts as we climbed to one of the highest points in Derry, to the Clarence House.  The breakfast that was provided for us was incredible … Continue reading Our First Introduction to Derry by Morgan Montaudo →