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The Many Colours of Irish Music (2014)
On July 1st, I went to a cultural event called “James Gallagher and Friends” which was part of the “5th Colours Fringe Festival” that is...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20232 min read
My Writer’s Journey (2014)
A few days ago I had my first IRE 123 20th Century Anglo-Irish Drama class, it was very interesting and marked the beginning of my...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20231 min read
NUIG: A Look into the Past, from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century (2014)
One of the last stops on my NUIG campus tour was to the Quadrangle or the Aula Maxima. The building is the cornerstone of the university,...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Galway, Ireland – “The Graveyard of Ambition”? (2014)
Accommodations in National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), galore! I just got into Corrib Village which is part of Galway City,...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Bed-Baths (2014)
Today, I set out for Galway city, the home of the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), where the “study” in study abroad will...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20231 min read
“A Walk Through Time.” Day 3, Doolin, County Clare, Ireland (2014)
Today, I’m heading to the Cliffs of Moher, but this time I’m on land. On location, I wheel my way around on the limestone paths that have...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20231 min read
Hi, from the Cliff of Moher: Day 2 in Ireland. Clare County (2014)
My study abroad had an excursion on the Aran Islands. I’m going to Inis Oirr (Inisheer, “Eastern Island) and to the Cliffs of Moher. I...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20232 min read
A Night in a Pub (2014)
Coming back from the pier, I was hungry and got ready to go down the pub called Gus O’Connors. After having a good burger, I wheeled my...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20232 min read
No Walls: Just a Ledge onto the Sea (2014)
After getting a glimpse at the view of my room in Doonmacfelim House B&B, I hit the sack and took a catnap that lasted for two hours....

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20231 min read
My Irish Adventure Begins… (2014)
My trip to Ireland has been three years in the making. Now I’m at JFK International Airport about to embark on my Irish adventure. I...

Cristina Cortez
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan Comes to Broadway (2014)
June 7, was my twenty-first birthday and my parents got me tickets to go see the play, The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh, on...

Cristina Cortez
Jun 7, 20142 min read
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