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The luck of the Irish was with the people who voted to legalize abortions.

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Do you want to hear about the Seáin funeral wake tradition? I can tell you about Uncle Thomas’ funeral wake because I remember it in such detail, but also because they were all the same, and there were a lot.

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People have different priorities while traveling and studying abroad. Travel with those who are on the same page as you.

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Why can people talk openly about how black out drunk they were on the weekend and that’s all fine culturally, but if you carry a pill suddenly you’re a criminal?

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This is really weird.

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Studying abroad gives someone the opportunity to discover the world. Interning abroad gives someone the opportunity to discover a new home.

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For this trip to Ireland, I am going to talk about one major takeaway: the apparent lack of desire from the Irish to rush immediately into a career-oriented job following, or even before, attending a university.

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“The truth is, ‘marriage’ is simply too important. It is a sacred institution, ordained by God. It has always been understood to be that exclusive relationship where one man and one woman become “one flesh”. Any attempt to change the definition of marriage by law is not something in which we are able to partake.”

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I simply take a breath, sit down on a stone bench nestled against some Georgian building I read about once, but can’t remember the name of, and scan my cartoony tourist map for anything that looks familiar.

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I am the embodiment of what all Irish people hate about Americans who say they are Irish.