Best. Summer. Semester. Ever!!!!!!! Past Review

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This was the perfect study abroad program for me. This program heavily influenced my decision to continue on to graduate school, and gave me an idea for undergraduate honors thesis. Summer in Dublin helped to shape my academic career.

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The program leaders were very helpful and were always readily available as a resource for the students. The small nature of the program facilitates the formation of a tight-knit group, and a strong sense of camaraderie amongst the students and professors.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

The Trinity College housing is absolutely gorgeous, with single bedrooms, spacious common areas, and large windows. It was inspirational to live in the same housing group where Oscar Wilde once lived. The campus is beautiful, and I was so grateful to have had the opportunity to live there for a summer.

It is very easy to buy groceries from stores (which are within a very short walking distance from the housing) and cook in the Botany Bay kitchens. We had several potluck dinners, which were a lot of fun. There are also convenient places to get lunch on Trinity College's campus as well as just off of campus--I could list four or five inexpensive places to eat within a ten minute walk.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

The closest friends I made on the program were not actually other students from NYU's group, but other Dublin locals I happened to meet. I am still in touch with them today and I am hoping to visit them someday soon. Trinity is located in the heart of Dublin, so it is very easy to get out and about the city and to make connections with the locals.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I was briefly sick during one of our co-curricular program trips, but our program administrators were immediately available to help me and offer me medical attention. I bounced back in no time! I had no trouble in terms of insurance or finding medication.

Dublin overall is a very safe city; I could walk around my myself in the early morning (as a teenage girl) and I never once felt uneasy. Trinity College itself is a veritable fortress; after the gates are closed to the public at night, I often enjoyed solitary walks around the college, again feeling completely at ease.

I wanted to cry the whole flight home because I didn't want to leave Dublin. Ireland is such a special place to me and I will always remember the friends I made there, that summer.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

I mostly cooked meals for myself in my kitchen, so it wasn't tooo difficult to manage on the budget I set for myself. There weren't a lot of personal expenses for me, outside of meals and laundry. The city is very walkable, so I saved money there as well.

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