Having international roommates can be intimidating and exhilarating. Even without variations in cultures and languages, consider how different people can be. When I first came…
The hallways of the Main Quad Building at the University College Cork. Photo by Taylor Houdlette If you ever get to study abroad, consider a small city, or at least do your research ahead of time and see which cities…
Taylor Houdlette sitting on the coast of the Aran Islands. Photo courtesy of Houdlette. Pretend that you're sitting outside for a moment. You're on a cold, metal park bench. It's drizzling and hulking bodies pass by, dark raincoats…
Street art in Cork. Photo courtesy of Taylor Houdlette. It's not every day that you come face-to-face with one of your favorite “Game of Thrones” villains. It's especially unexpected while walking past an electrical…
The first time I heard about the Irish housing crisis was during my first week in Ireland, when our family decided to go on a…
Last week, I described some of the friendly, unique traits of the Irish people, with a particular focus on the older Irish population. This…
Cork City is an interesting place to be, that's for sure. I didn't expect anything less when I was planning my semester abroad in Ireland…