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Scotland, London and Bray, oh my!
Posted on July 29, 2011 | 1 CommentJust a head’s up, I know this blog is long but after the weekend of traveling I had, I felt like I’ve been out of Dublin for a whole week — best weekend during this whole experience BY FAR! And, I can’t help but add... -
Beat It Journey
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsI walked to work Monday wearing a nice shirt with the short sleeves, gray jeans, my cute little black ankle boots, and my purple OPhiA zip up. I have misplaced my umbrella (later to be found in another friend’s apartment) but I figured, the walk... -
Stealing a kiss, making a wish, blowing off a cliff, eating a Cheez-It.
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 1 CommentAlright, enough about J.K Rowling, Rick Steves is the true literary genius with his helpful tourist book on Dublin. I didn’t mention this before but getting from the airplane (and yes, airplane) to my apartment was NO BUENO. I have absolutely NO sense of direction... -
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsIt was a sad end to a great night walking away from Alex as she and her Study Abroad group piled into a cab. I got to tour the pretty campus of University College Dublin as I got lost trying to find where Alex was... -
ONE chance at ONE song for that ONE dream.
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsAn inside look at a broadcasting internship. -
New sense of humor; New sense of direction.
Posted on July 14, 2011 | No CommentsSo, all of my friends are heading to State College this weekend for Arts Fest (AKA the biggest 4 days of partying in the summer for Penn State students) but fear not — thanks to my lovely roommate I just learned how to make fake... -
“Hey Mairtín, I’ve got an editor for you.”
Posted on July 12, 2011 | No CommentsThat is how I was introduced when Mairtín, Line Producer of a docu-series nearing the end of post production and Director of another docu-series in the beginning stages of production, walked into the office Tuesday morning. That comment left me bouncing the rest of the... -
First day in Dublin and I meet a leprechaun?
Posted on July 12, 2011 | No CommentsFirst taste of the Nightlife in Dublin, Ireland. -
African Sunrise
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsI’m in Dublin. Need I say more? I feel like that sentence alone is enough to express the sheer amazing, incredible, outstanding (and every other synonym) time I am having. I arrive on a beautiful sunny Saturday, a rarity I am told. The weather wasn’t... -
En Route
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsI can’t believe I’m actually one seven and a half hour flight away from the land of my ancestors, my red-haired kin. It still seems unreal. As I sit here, sipping my Starbucks typing this in the JFK airport located in New York City, I...