This semester, I had no final exams, just essays, which allowed me to travel during Reading Week and Exam Week. I spent a week with my grandparents in Eastern Europe, the first time I had been back since COVID. I planned long layovers in Amsterdam and Vienna and got to check out local food markets,…
Author: mradovic1
Reading Week
Last semester’s reading week, I came back home to the U.S. to see my mom before she had heart surgery. Over the holidays, I decided I wanted to travel for Reading Week (the equivalent of spring break). I landed on eastern France and Basel, Switzerland. Since I had family coming for “proper” reading week, I…
The Most Violent Storm in Irish History
I hadn’t even been back to Ireland for a full week before the worst storm in Irish recorded history hit. In the days leading up to Storm Eowyn, people at Trinity kept talking about “the big storm.” Despite frequent rain showers, the weather is mild, so I figured people were overreacting. I started to become…
End of Semester 1
During my last week of classes (the week of Thanksgiving), I was very excited to have my dad come and visit. He brought me a suitcase of my favorite American foods. We have a tradition to visit Hard Rock Cafes in new places we visit, and despite my fresh shipment of mac and cheese, I…
Reflections on Dublin- A Quarter of the Way Through
It’s a little over halfway through the semester, and time is flying by (cliche). I’m a full year student, so I’ll be coming back after winter break. When I was deciding between applying for the full year or just a semester, I worried that a full academic year would be “too long,” but I’ve really…
Greetings from Dublin!
Hello! My name is Madeline. I will be studying abroad for the academic year at Trinity College Dublin. While planning to study abroad, I decided to go for a full year so I could feel like a “real” student and seriously get involved with clubs. I had been deciding between TCD and London School of…