Looking Back and Looking Forward
With my last few days in Ecuador slipping by like sand through an hourglass, I decided to look back on what has been the most incredible experience in my life.…
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Sustainable Farming in Chiapas – Jack O’Brien
Sometimes you have an experience very alien to your normal day to day life it has the effect of not feeling real in hindsight. That’s kind of how I’m feeling…
Vietnam taught me more about loving and caring for each other
We departed from Ireland during summer of 2019 and my destination was Vietnam, I was very honoured to be one of the chosen students to go represent Ireland in…
Jorge Ruiz Villasante
Name: Jorge Ruiz Villasante Nickname: George Place of birth? Madrid, Spain Lives in: The real capital of Ireland! (Cork) First involvement with EIL? In 2012 when I went to India to…
“Healing with Horses” by Michelle Quinn
My personal feeling of being a part of equine therapy is almost indescribable. The young learners adore the horses and show no fear. I am terribly proud to be a…
“The experience isn’t comparable to any other experience of mine.” – – Grace Kirwan
Hello, I’m Grace (back, 3rd from right ). I recently just spent four months in Germany in a town called Recklinghausen in the Nord Rhein region. One of the best…
“I cannot tell you how proud we were of her”
We received this wonderful piece from one of our Host Families in Clare, about Martha Liedtke, a student from Germany: “Martha joined our family and community here in Tulla…
Love For My New Home
The following poem, written by Rachele Lancia from Italy, is the winner of our Study Abroad Summer Competition for the best creative submission about Ireland. Rachele (pictured right) is studying…
Lorcan Craven Grace
Lorcan was an Explore Award winner with EIL in 2017. Please click on the link below to hear Lorcan’s reflections about his experience in Belgium.