Travel
A short while back, I wrote about my trip to the Guinness Storehouse, and today I’d like to share a bit about a similar, yet entirely different, tour in Dublin, Ireland. The Bow Street Distillery in Dublin is one of two Jameson locations that are open to the public and it was one of the most informative tours that I’ve done. You start with a...
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Culture & History
In a past post, I discussed the importance of sociolinguistics – how culture ties into language – and to continue that conversation, I’d like to share culture guides for various countries around the world to help you make your travels and language learning that much more enjoyable. Thus far, I’ve shared posts about Serbia, Croatia, Korea, China, and Russia, and today I’d like to talk...
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Travel
Thanks to blogging, I’ve had reason to look back at all my old photos from Europe. Even though it was about three years ago now (wow time flies) that I moved to California, Europe seems an entire lifetime ago. As I look through the pictures, I recognize the places, the buildings and the people, but sadly, they already have started to seem so unfamiliar. Hopefully...
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Travel
One of my favorite photo subjects are doors. As opportunities to travel come up, I try to capture photos of doors from around the world. While I was living in Belfast, I did just that and I wanted to share them with you. Photos of Doors in Belfast Ireland
Travel
This post is part of Esther and Jacob’s Local Adventurer Link Up. I know it’s bad form, but I wanted to start with a disclaimer – the following post would have been a local adventure for me a few years back, but I’ve since moved from Ireland to California so it is no longer technically a “Local Adventure” even though it once was. I’m still...
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Travel
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to post a few photos of St Patrick’s Cathedral while in Dublin with my mom. I know I’ve posted an entire slew of travel photos lately, so I promise to write some things on language learning soon! In the meantime, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St Patrick’s Cathedral Happy St. Patty’s Day! I hope you enjoyed these photos...
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Travel
Today I thought I would leave you with a set of photos, one of many to come. I have an obsession with taking photos of a few things, and I’ll share some of my other favorite photo subjects with you soon. In this post, I’d like to introduce you to a new series of photos, a small part of my collection of doors. I absolutely...
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Travel
This post is une petite dédicace to my friend Annaelle in memory of our misadventure in Belcoo. Recent events have inspired me to repost this entry from my wordpress blog, and so, I thought I would share this particular adventure I had while living in Northern Ireland. In late winter/early spring, my friend and I went to a small town called Belcoo as the first...
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Travel
Photos from my trip to Derry / Londonderry in Northern Ireland for the ICTM music conference. Photos from Derry / Londonderry I hope you enjoyed my photos of Londonderry!
Travel
When I started college as an undergrad, there were a number of people who were certain I would quit. To this day I still have no idea why – it’s not because I’m a bad student, I actually enjoy academia. If I were to guess, I believe they always thought I would realize I didn’t need a degree as a performer and would drop out...
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