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Crossing Country; Ending the trip in Dublin
On this, our last morning in Ballyvaughan, my cottage mates and I pack up our suitcases in preparation for our last few days in Ireland. “What a sad day!?” says my roommate, Leah, as both of us are collecting our belongings. “I don’t want to leave!” We eat whatever food is left in the fridge, […]
Final Showcase
Two red chairs and two tables; one black and one; were lined up by the curtain at the Gaiety School of Acting’s black box theatre. We, the fourteen students from America, were dressed in our blacks and seated on bright red chairs on the far sides of the stage. Throughout the show, we would rise […]
Adventures in Limerick
On Thursday the group got up and boarded the bus to head to Limerick! Before getting there we read a lot about the city through Frank’s eyes from the novel Angela’s Ashes. In class we have been discussing about his life in Limerick and then we actually got to see it in our own eyes. […]
India/Nepal 1/23/2014
This was the last morning of our homestay our host mamas started our day off with a hot cup of yea and a good breakfast which included fried rings of dough which reminded us a little bit of doughnuts. After breakfast we had a farewell ceremony where we received fresh flower necklaces. Then we started […]
Experiencing Irish Culture
One of the best parts about our program is that in addition to practical acting classes we have several days per week with scheduled time for cultural visits lead by an employee of the Gaiety School of Acting. We have had the privilege of seeing the book of Kells and the old library at Trinity […]
Peru- One week Completed!
Today marks our first week in Peru! At times it feels like we just got here and at other times it feels like we´ve been here for longer. We have gotten into our routine of classes, playing soccer (soccer o´clock is what we like to say), heading to the nearby tienda (store), and siesta time. […]
India 1/12/2014
Last night we spent our first night on a night train. While we were on the train we had an interesting experience…Many of us overcame the obstacle of using a squat toilet for the first time. The movement of the train added extra difficulty to this feat, but most of us prevailed. Our next stop […]
From New Delhi to Nepal
We woke up in New Delhi, had breakfast and were ready to go by 7:30. We rode on the bus to the airport in Delhi. The traffic and airport security took awhile but we made our plane! It was a short plane ride, only an hour long, to Kathmandu, Nepal. It was a breathtaking view […]
Peru- An Educational Viewpoint
Today was our second day with students here at the parish, and it was a different experience than yesterday, to say the least. As was already state, yesterday, we didn´t know how many kids to expect or what their English capabilities were. However, all groups just “went with it” and did the best we could- […]
For the Sake of the Process
This musician, by all outward appearances devoted to jazz (as opposed to classical or pop) is moved in his soul more often than not by music that is not jazz. How can it be that a jazz piano student enjoys listening to and playing music of the European masters more so than jazz? What am […]