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Post written by student Luka. We have finally started our journey to Ireland, the land of green hills and guinness. Today marks the end of our first week here in this beautiful country and we’ve experienced so much I already feel like I’ve been here for a month. Leaving America is always a bittersweet feeling […] The post Adventure & Leadership Spring ’23 Week 1 appeared first on Irish Gap Year.| Irish Gap Year
Post written by student Emma. Lately we have been living the life in beautiful Bundoran, in our lovely Portbeg homes. Today we even got a visit from from the best Easter Bunny ever! As we are writing this, it is Easter Sunday. Some of our group members are off to a nice dinner, while others […] The post Barefoot at Castle Park appeared first on Irish Gap Year.| Irish Gap Year
Post written by student Addie. Hi everyone! We are working on portraits with Michael currently, and he is a wonderful teacher. He really shows you how to look at objects and people as information, and always encourages you to be bold with the charcoal. Working with Ken is always super hands on and expressive, and […] The post Arts & Culture Fall 21 Week 6 appeared first on Irish Gap Year.| Irish Gap Year
Post written by student Addie. Hi everybody! This week we headed on a trip to Moville in North Donegal, and Derry in Northern Ireland. We stayed in the cutest little hostel, like straight out of a fairytale. We were led on a walking tour of Derry’s street art and were also given the history of […] The post Arts & Culture Fall 21 Week 4 appeared first on Irish Gap Year.| Irish Gap Year
Post written by student Addie. Week 3 at IGY was awesome. You’ll hear me say that time and time again but it’s true! We visited Dingle, a really cute town on the coast, and spent a day interacting with the locals! A musician played us some songs on his flutes while we watched the ocean […] The post Arts & Culture Fall 21 Week 3 appeared first on Irish Gap Year.| Irish Gap Year
Post written by student Addie. Hello everybody! I’ve now been in Bundoran for a little over two weeks, and working with the art tutors has been so rewarding and unique. You can tell just how passionate they all are about their work, and I knew immediately that I would have so much to learn from […] The post Arts & Culture Fall 21 Week 2 appeared first on Irish Gap Year.| Irish Gap Year
Hi! My name is Addie and I’m from Connecticut, USA. I’m currently doing the Arts and Culture Gap Year program with Irish Gap Year. It’s been almost a week since we’ve been here and every minute has been absolutely amazing. I’ve already found some amazing friends that I feel like I’ve known for a lifetime. […] The post Arts & Culture Fall 21 Week One appeared first on Irish Gap Year.| Irish Gap Year
We started off our last week by exploring the castles of Lough Erne (Monea and Tully)! We learned about their history and were able to climb around and explore one of them. In the afternoon, we continued on to Cavan Burren Forest Park, where we saw megalithic tombs, learned about geology and the legend of […]| Irish Gap Year
Post written by student Addie. Hi everyone! Week 5 here in Ireland was spent in Galway. It was nice to be able to explore the city with some free time, there are so many cool and unique stores to explore. We visited some cafes, bookstores, and thrift shops. The next day we were headed to […]| Irish Gap Year
