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Julianne O'Connell
Julianne's Program
Julianne O'Connell is a Ph.D. student studying food insecurity in higher education. She loves riding her bike, polar plunges, trying local foods and is passionate about the intersections of environment and social justice.
Posts
Featured Blogger: Elsa Gordon
Today's featured post comes from Elsa Gordon, of Portland, Maine. Elsa shares her experience of our Sunday day trip to Dun Laoghaire, a coastal town about 30 minutes away from... keep reading
Featured Blogger: Rowan Cary-Clark
Greetings, all! Today's featured post comes from Rowan Cary-Clark, a student from the Bay Area in California. Rowan shares her experiences on the day trip we took today. July 24th... keep reading
Featured Blogger: Zoë Laird
Today's post comes from one of our students, Zoë, from Colorado. Zoë gives us her perspective on our first weekend in Ireland, day trips to surrounding areas, Trim and Bray... keep reading
Walk with Us!
Click on the link below to see what it is like to walk around Dublin with our group of 25 (22 students and 3 program leaders)! https://youtu.be/-E2JT6jQDhk (this video is... keep reading
Making the most of "Restricted Movement"
Greetings to all the family and friends of the Leadership and Social Justice program! We have been going, going, going for the past few days and it’s time to update... keep reading
A Rainy Day in Dublin
Hello! Or "Dia dhuit" as you would say in Irish! (Pronounced like "dee-ah witch" as I understood it.) We arrived safely Sunday morning and were greeted by the wonderful Danielle... keep reading
And We're Off
Hello, Friends and Families of the Leadership and Social Justice students! After a full day of travel and transfers, we have all made it to our gate in Philly! Our... keep reading
Es war eine geile Zeit!
Mann sieht sich immer zwei mal im Leben...so sagen die deutschen! People always see each other, twice in life...at least according to Germans. We are keeping this quote in our... keep reading
Street Art from the Heart
Guten Tag, Liebe Freunde! Hello Dear Friends! Yesterday our group had the chance to experience something truly special - we went on an alternative tour of Berlin, a street art... keep reading
Guest Blogger: Anastasiya Stefaniv
Herzlich Willkommen to our next guest blogger, Anastasiya Stefaniv! Anastasiya is from Illinois and is the Level 2 German class during Session 1. She writes below about the vivid contrast... keep reading