{"id":477,"date":"2018-09-12T20:03:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T20:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mlc-wels.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=477"},"modified":"2018-09-14T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T19:01:10","slug":"dublin-limerick-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mlc-wels.edu\/study-abroad\/2018\/09\/12\/dublin-limerick-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin & Limerick, Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow! I am in Ireland…I\u2019m scared….I\u2019m nervous…I\u2019m excited…I\u2019m so blessed!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Downtown Dublin, Ireland<\/span><\/p>\n

God has truly been with me this entire journey and I have leaned on Him so much throughout this entire process. Within the past seven days, I have landed in Dublin, got my passport stamped, met other ISA participants, seen Dublin Castle, took pictures of Trinity College, toured Kilmainham, explored Dublin, taken a bus to the University of \u00a0Limerick, moved into my house, and had orientation week. Ireland is nothing like what I expected it to be and it is so much more than the pictures I have seen of the country. The city of Limerick is much smaller than Dublin, which I love, but it makes me feel a little more at ease. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland<\/span><\/p>\n

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By far my favorite thing about Ireland is its history. Dublin Castle and Kilmainham are so rich in history and I wish I had learned more about them when I was in elementary school or high school. I do not remember learning any of its history in school and every place we have visited in Ireland has a rich historical background. I am soaking up everything here and cannot wait to hear more about their history in some of the classes I\u2019m taking. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kilmainham in Dublin, Ireland (A historical prison)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Off to Orientation week\u2026. This week was filled with a lot of information on the school. It really felt like freshmen orientation all over again. There are a variety of international students who are from all over the world which is really cool because I am meeting students from France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and Spain. Actually, I have three housemates who are from different parts of Europe. One is from France, one is from Spain, and the other is from Sweden. Also, going from a school of 700 students to a school of 13,000 students is a bit of an adjustment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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