It seems when people travel to English-speaking countries, the most noticeable differences are ones that don’t matter very much. So you say “hob” and I say “stove.” I call that arrangement of stars “The Big Dipper” and you call it “The Plow.” You say “ye” and I thought no one had used that form of…
Amsterdam’s Museums: A Guide by Amadea Weber
This will be a rather brief (as brief as I can make it) summary of a trip I took with one of my art history classes (Genre Painting, heavy emphasis on Dutch painting) to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The trip was a lot of fun, especially because, as one of three Americans (and the only one…
Greetings from Cork! by Abby Dockter
So, confession time: I am not an AMRS kid. More importantly, though, I am personally acquainted with the mascot, and maybe ye of AMRS bent will get something out of the gibbering of an English/Anthropology/Sociology student abroad in Ireland. They told us at Orientation that culture shock is a W curve. When you get here,…
Killarney by Amadea Weber
For the first time in a great many weeks, Captain Rohan and I left the city to go on a trip anywhere. This weekend we went northwest to Killarney, a town that lays claim to Ireland’s largest national park (possible it’s only, since it doesn’t appear that there are any other parks of significance on…
Ireland Update by Amadea Weber
Hi all! I know it’s been a while, but honestly, not much has happened that is especially noteworthy around here. Oh, of course there are the little events that happen in each day that are memorable but as far as reporting from abroad, not so much. While I have been here I have discovered an…
Adventures in the First Five Weeks of Ireland! by Amadea Weber
Hey all, this is Amadea writing under threat from Erika! It’s been an incredibly busy 5 weeks since I got to Ireland with my rubber pirate-duck companion, Captain Rohan Corteo. This duck was given to me at the beginning of the summer by my boss and I decided to bring him along with me and…
Returning Home by Erika Hankins
Hello everyone, It’s been nearly a month since I returned to the States after spending four months in Greece. All flights went smoothly and luckily no luggage was lost. Surprisingly, I didn’t get jet lag either. 🙂 I’ve heard that many students who study abroad have a few problems adjusting to American life/culture after being…
Rhodes! by Erika Hankins
Γεία σας! (That means “hello you all” in modern Greek!) So I’ve been traveling tons here while in Greece and finally I have time to tell you all about my weekend trip to Rhodes, one of the largest islands belonging to Greece. It’s, like, the best Greek island ever! It was so amazing. The weather…