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To the Country I Loved So Well
A silence choked the air as the man strode across the cold stone floor and tucked himself away on the creaky oak bench. The white lapels of his crinkled shirt overpowered his brown blazer. The singer rested a guitar on his tan cords and held the neck of the instrument at his shoulders. He gave […]
Brendan Maloney, Final Project
Spirit of Ireland One of the first things that I did when I got here was to go on a long walk and get a feel for the area. I had just arrived in the Burren the night before; it was dark and I was tired and I just wanted to get to bed, […]
Jessie Dettling’s Final Portfolios
Spirit of Ireland Essay: When I pictured myself in Ireland, I pictured rock walls lining the landscape, crumbling stone castles, deep-green moss patties surrounding makeshift limestone sidewalks, and sheep farms galore. I arrived in the picturesque Burren to find that Ireland was everything I had expected it to be. I hadn’t wanted to believe […]
Kailee Carlson~ Final Portfolio
Spirit of Ireland As I walk down the twisty one lane road, the strong whistling wind blows my untamed hair across my face. The clouds have turned dark and forbidding once again and the thought of rain is near. Before I have time to realize what is coming, all at once sheets of rain splatter […]
Greg Meyer Final Ireland Portfolio: Death, Flowers, and Graffiti
“To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will break your heart.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan I’ve always been ashamed when Shane McGowan queries, “Have you ever walked the lonesome hills, or heard the curlews cry? Or seen the raven black as night upon the wind-swept sky? To walk the purple heather […]
Elizabeth’s Final Project: Ireland and Me
A faint beeping registers in my mind, and it steadily grows louder as I drift towards consciousness. I silently complain as I pull my arm out from under the warm blankets and into the chilly morning air to turn off my watch alarm. The horrid thing silenced, I quickly retreat into my warm cocoon, closing […]
Sarah Larson: Final Portfolios
The Land of a Thousand Colors of Green (Spirit of Ireland) Everything is wet – the stone fences, the winding streets, the tree branches, my clothes – just everything . It rains every day during the winter in Ireland but there’s a sacrifice to get the thousand colors of green. The mornings are the best […]
Alli Conrad Final Project
Spirit of Ireland Essay America is littered with fast food restaurants, discount super stores, and shopping malls. Everywhere you turn you can see buildings and roadways under construction. As Americans, we are obsessed with the newest technology and the cheapest deals. This often comes with sacrificing expensive goods and products that are well worth it, […]
Lacie Micek- Final Portfolio
Natural Landscape: Take a Closer Look Spirit of Ireland: Contradictory Characteristics This huge mound of earth on the Irish landscape is calling me to ascend to the top. I find a small pathway, but I am not sure how high it will lead me. Is it too muddy to be walking here with these […]
Allisse Rouleau – Photography Final Portfolio
Urban Landscape: The Dearly Departed Natural Landscape: Guided by Stones