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5 Things Every EIL Volunteer Can Relate To
Meeting like-minded people Arriving at your first EIL pre-departure training alone can be a scary experience – especially with all the feelings associated with the unknown learning journey…
Big News: EIL’s New Home!
A New Chapter Begins for EIL/AFS Ireland We are very excited and it brings us great pleasure to share this news with all of EIL’s followers, Network, Host Families,…
My Time in Ireland
I‘m Raphaela (Raphi), I‘m 18 years old and I‘m from Austria. I‘ve completed my exchange year in Ireland and I lived in Waterford with my Host Family. It was such…
Walking apart. . .but together.
Even though Isabelle’s Secondary School Programme in Ireland was cut short, she has still maintained contact with our Ballyhoura Local Coordinator, Theresa O’Mahony. Being in different countries has not stopped…
Phyllis Watt Ingersoll Tribute
It is with deep sadness that we share news of the sudden passing of Phyllis Watt Ingersoll last weekend. Phyllis was the only daughter of Donald Watt who founded EIL…
Q&A with Host Family in Clonmel
The following interview took place on April 23 2020 with Maria and Edwin Corcoran in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. How long have you been a host family, and what inspired you…
Beginning the Journey to Vermont! – Darragh McBrearty
I remember getting the day I got the call. I was in a hospital all day, and in the morning, a friend had messaged me saying “HAVE YOU GOTTEN AN…
“The Well of Life” – Vera Stojanovic
I spend the summer working in Mexico City with women who were former victims of sex trafficking. The organization I volunteered with is El Pozo de Vida, meaning ‘the well…