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I am currently being snowed under by assignments and exams that I was only made aware of a week before they happen. I never thought that I would miss Irish bureaucracy but after my third letter from the CAF (student housing assistance) informing me that my documents are STILL not …
A smile is universal. When confronted by German ticket inspectors, make your eyes wide and fill with tears and plead complete ignorance. Walk to the top of the steps even though you don’t want to because the view will be worth it. For the Halloween break, the Strasbourgers decided that …
Welcome to college, home of students who love to drink, party, and have sex, as typical as it sounds. You hear of the saying, ‘sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll’, but have you heard the saying, ‘sex, drugs, and showing up late to your lectures’? Here’s everything you need to know about …
It is now October and life is slowly beginning to make sense here. In a way, time has seemed simultaneously so fast and so slow. It is only October, but I have submitted my first assignment, my parents are visiting in a couple of weeks and for the most part, …
When it comes to busy student life, sometimes the most challenging thing to do is to find the time to do nothing at all. Between college, work, maintaining a social life, and commuting or visiting family at home, the average student’s schedule is pretty packed, with to-do lists getting longer …
Dublin is renowned for its classic pub music scene. As you stumble down the cobblestone streets, it’s often the strum of a guitar from a nearby pub that pulls you in. There’s nothing more Irish than a group of strangers gathered together, united by the pints in their hands and …
I am sitting in a coffee shop off the main square in Strasbourg. Myself and my roommate Clíodhna have been exiled from our apartment as it is currently undergoing its second round of treatment for a particularly nasty bed-bug infestation. I still look like a smallpox victim. There are two …
Surviving your first year in college is no easy feat. From meeting so many new faces to navigating college-level classes, there are many adjustments that freshers face. Not to mention learning to live on your own for those moving away to college. Here are a few tips to help you …
Congratulations! You’ve made it through gruelling exams and summer back at home with your parents and you’re finally ready to embrace college life again. While it’s an exciting time for most students, it can also be a time of uncertainty and financial anxiety. But look no further, below is a …
Unfortunately, it’s the time of year where college is starting again, your hours get cut at work, and you’re suddenly living with half of what you were originally making. On top of modern rent prices and cost of living, you’re supporting yourself in a country that may not necessarily seem …