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Henry Schwartz – blogger Spring 2014
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Hello! My name is Henry Schwartz and I am excited to be one of your three Champlain Abroad Dublin bloggers for this semester! I am an Environmental Policy major with a minor in Business Administration with Champlain College. Henry Schwartz, Official Champlain Abroad Dublin blogger Spring 2014. I knew that I wanted to travel abroad […]
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Champlain Dublin goes Carol Singing
For the third year in a row Champlain Abroad Dublin went Carol Singing in aid of Barnardos. Barnardos is a children’s charity established in Ireland in 1962 and is one of the most well known and most respected charities. The Irish President Michael D Higgins is the Patron. Barnardos work with vulnerable children and their […]
Continue readingDublin in 60 Seconds | #LoveDublin
Dublin is so many things. When we ask students at the end of a semester what their favorite thing about their study abroad home was, we always get an array of answers. Dublin is a multicultural capital city with a town feel that has something to offer for everyone. Check this video out, the mere […]
Continue readingSign painting in Dublin – Past and Present
A short documentary about sign painting past and present in Dublin city from the creative guys at Toejam and talented film maker Colin Brady. Enjoy! Gentlemen of Letters – A Dublin Sign Painting Film from Colin Brady on Vimeo. APPLY NOW TO STUDY ABROAD! READY TO GET THAT INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE? VISIT WWW.CHAMPLAIN.EDU/ACADEMICS/INTERNATIONAL-EDUCATION
The Landscape Intertwined
There seem to be a lot of students who upon arriving to Dublin like to make their very first question, “where are all the sheep?” It doesn’t seem very much like Ireland at all, at least not the Ireland we like to picture, and so some people immediately write Dublin off as not having that […]
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Psychology major abroad in Dublin
My name is Kevin Ngo. I am a senior industrial/organizational psychology major. My original placement with Champlain Abroad Dublin in the Community Advocacy and Inquiry class, EHS 300, was with Crosscare, a program that helps refugee seeking teens coming into Ireland without family get situated with family unifications or foster care while taking classes in […]
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Sláinte Dublin
The “I will see you in less than a week!” e-mails have already started coming—admittedly I’ve sent a few myself—but I am still in a complete state of denial that I have to go home on Monday. There is a part of me that just wants to leave as soon as possible. The semester is […]
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How One School Helps Students Break Through Barriers
As a part of Dr. Darren Kelly’s Community Advocacy and Inquiry class at Champlain Abroad Dublin, psychology, social work and education students have the opportunity to be directly involved with the Dublin community through weekly placements at a local community-based organization or school. During the fall, his students were placed in a range of locations: […]
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Where It All Begins…
Dear Readers, I must tell you, I am feeling a bit bittersweet and nostalgic. As time waits for no one, this is to be our last digital foray together from across the pond. Four short months ago, I was warning you not to get hung up on Guinness, and now it is the only elixir […]
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