by Alex Schmidt | Jun 11, 2017 | Cork, Ireland
Worn out soles from adventure around Ireland. An international job at a national university. A new apartment with all my belongings—except my boyfriend. That’s what the past 3 months in Cork, Ireland has given me. It’s taken me longer than it should have to write...
by Alex Schmidt | Apr 1, 2017 | Cork, Ireland, Ireland
Yee Irish lads have some grand slang. From cheers, meaning “thank you”, to the use of the word “brilliant”, Irish vocabulary is similar to British in many ways. Yet some common Irish phrases will have all foreigners, especially Americans,...
by Alex Schmidt | Mar 5, 2017 | Cork, Ireland
Things began to move faster than I anticipated, and my only choice was to roll with the punches. Within a few short weeks, I found a part-time job, then took a new full-time job, traveled around Ireland’s coast, and built roots in my new home, Cork. It wasn’t until I...
by Alex Schmidt | Feb 2, 2017 | Cork, Ireland
It didn’t hit me that I was actually moving to a new country (again) until the plane was about to leave. Once I finally made it on the plane, buckled my seat belt, and heard the engine starting to fire up, I realized there was no turning back. I sent out my last...
by Alex Schmidt | Jan 4, 2017 | Dubrovnik, Croatia
Here is a piece I wrote for Croatia Week Magazine. Within only a short few days the piece was picked up, translated, and shared across across several major Croatian news sites, gaining both positive and some negative feedback. What do you think? “I never...
by Alex Schmidt | Dec 31, 2016 | Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe
I think I can speak for almost everyone in that 2016 was one chaotic year. For me, 2016 was a turning point in my life. It wasn’t a year of smooth sailing, which I take as a sign of taking some major leaps. I hit some milestones, like graduating college, kissing my...
