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counterpart/ expectations

Here's me and some awesome Irish girls talking about expectations of Ennis and Phoenix.

One of the most memorable experiences we had was going to Inis Oirr, an island off the coast with clear, blue water and Irish still as...

My feelings about my sister city can be reduced to what my host dad said to me when I arrived: "You don't come to Ireland for the...

Recycling in Ireland involves sorting the materials into different bins. Unlike Phoenix, which has a sorting plant, the responsibility of...

The structure in the Irish home varies greatly. In my host family, the mother is Irish (from Clare) and the father is English. Both...

Irish people tend to be very warm and welcoming. Every time I enter a home, someone always offers tea or coffee (multiple times!). People...

Food in Ireland is similar to that in the States. The people here feed me a lot. Irish people drink far more tea than Americans....

We went to the Cliffs of Moher on a misty, raining day. The view was not as clear but somehow even more special with all the beautiful...

The Burren National Park features beautiful limestone landscape. We took a long nature walk around the scenery, including an old farm....

We took a day trip to Galway yesterday. It was a beautiful city with tons of street musicians and artists. Here's a video of our...