by Alex Schmidt | Jan 26, 2020 | Europe, Ireland
If you find yourself scrolling through pictures of colorful towns in faraway places, you’re not alone. With Instagram and snapchat, it’s never been easier to access the world’s vibrant destinations at the touch of a finger. Painted bright pink, blue, yellow and green,...
by Alex Schmidt | Jan 15, 2020 | Ireland
I took a calculated risk and booked my flight to Ireland without even having a visa. I had one month to gather my papers, squeeze an appointment in at the Irish embassy, and make my dream of getting a job abroad happen. One month later, I boarded my flight to Dublin...
by Alex Schmidt | Sep 28, 2017 | Cork, Ireland, Ireland
When I first arrived in Cork with my Croatian boyfriend, we hadn’t a clue how we were going to make it. We were staying in a run-down bed and breakfast outside of the city. We didn’t have jobs or an apartment. I began to question why I fought so hard to get a...
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 | Feb 27, 2017 | Ireland
I glanced out the train window at the pastel-colored buildings in the distance, like an inviting “welcome!” to incoming traffic. I then shifted my focus to the storm clouds on the sea’s horizon. “And our last stop is Cobh, folks,” the train conductor announced. As I...
