Golden Handcuffs: Baghdad Week 1
I’m in Baghdad with a non-governmental organization to support local Iraqi journalists tell their side of the story. This journal is just the start of my journey... The trip out was uneventful....
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You Had Me At Palak Paneer Chaap…?
I know that most people leave Ireland craving Shepard's Pie or Lamb Stew, but my last meal happened to be the best Indian food that the old picky Ifer would never have tried. My addiction to Indian...
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Forget Trick or Treating Just Dance all Night Instead!
About two months ago my friend, Paul, told me about the line up for HARD Haunted Mansion. I was still in Ireland and had already missed out on seeing Soulwax...
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Cuckoo’s Nest Comes to Cork
One night, I was in Cork City picking up a friend from work. Her boyfriend was telling me about The Everyman Palace, the theatre across from her office. One night,...
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My Church Pilgrimage Trip
Our mission was to help the people who live in Calais, Maine. Many of them are poor and they live in houses that need to be painted. Some just need a friend to talk to. We were to be divided into groups,...
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Attack of the Flies: Tales from the Farm
So, when I first met my boyfriend, Alistair, we were both studying at University College Cork, in Ireland, of course. Every now and then, I would go home with him on the weekends for a nice relaxing...
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My Summer in Panama/Mi Verano en Panama
As I reflect on the past summer '08 that I spent in Buena Vista, Panama, I can truly say that it was the best two months of...
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My First Missionary Trip To The Dominican Republic
I never expected that a beautiful country such as the Dominican Republic could have such poor living conditions and lack basic infrastructures. I was completely culture shocked when I realized that...
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