The Irish language and some surprising DNA results Tá sé a ceathrú chun a dó dhéarg a chlog as I write this, and with that bit of a...

A National Symphony Orchestra Performance and a Quarter of a Century Around the Sun As a kid, I had a big imagination and the wild dreams...

The Persistence of the Irish Language As some of you may know, I have been learning the Irish language off and on for a few years now. I...

Leitir Geis Thiar, Contae Na Gaillimhe - Lettergesh West, County Galway Home. The word has meant different things to me at different...

Fulbright Orientation The Fulbright Commission in Ireland hosted our orientation on 20 October and I finally got to meet the other...

Cultural Differences It's a question most often asked when ordering food at a counter or while browsing in a shop, and I cannot for the...

It Doesn't Seem to Get Easier With Time Today's my first official day alone in Ireland. To be brutally honest, it hasn't been great. I've...

Thoughts Ahead of My One-Way Ticket to Dublin I've been struggling a bit with my identity as I've been preparing to leave for Ireland....

Welcome to Follow My Fulbright! Fáilte, dia duit! My name is Bernadette, and I'll be using this blog to document my time in Ireland as a...