Without Borders
When growing up on rural Donegal, you can imagine there wasn’t much opportunity to mix with people of different nationalities, cultures or religions. Where I come from, children are separated…
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Local Communities Save Endangered Turtles from Extinction
At the Ayotlcalli Sea Turtle and Conservation centre, locals and volunteers from across the world join forces to save turtles from extinction. I was extremely lucky to work in the…
Embracing Change, Embracing Vermont
At the beginning of it all I really didn’t know what to expect. I knew that I was going to be one of forty participants in a programme about youth…
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.…
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…