Our Student Blog
Read the latest news from our student ambassadors in Ireland
Adapting to life during Covid as a student
Kesya Rodrigues, one of our Brazilian Student Ambassadors, shares her tips for coping with the new reality of student life in lockdown When the pandemic hit I wasn’t expecting it to last so long. Everything started at the end of my first year in college, so I was able...
Social life while studying in Ireland during Covid-19
Abbie O’Connor, who is originally from Atlanta, Georgia, is full of praise for how students are coping with the restrictions but still enjoying college life I was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but I spent the majority of my life living in Westmeath, Ireland. I graduated...
Tips for international students coming to Ireland
Student Ambassador Hyosun Kim, who is from South Korea, has some really good tips for any international students coming to study in Ireland And, yes, Sun does mention bringing waterproof clothes! She also talks about getting your phone connected, getting around and...
How to meet new people during a pandemic
Japanese Student Ambassador Manami Shinto uses her first blog to share some great tips on how students can have a social life during Covid The world has become a crazy place because of Covid-19. Here are a few pointers on how to maintain a social life in this “new...
Enthusiastic and interactive approach to remote learning
We love the interactive enthusiasm from our Education in Ireland Student Ambassador Farjana Salahuddin - who has embraced the new way of studying from afar Farjana is also full of praise for her Trinity instructors and her fab 'virtual' classmates. And, like a lot of...
The little things: adjusting to life in lockdown
Joyanne Njuguna, one of our Kenyan Student Ambassadors, says she expected to accomplish so much during lockdown . . . but she also realises that it's okay that she didn’t It has been a tough year, as we were all acclimatising to this new way of living. Some of us are...
Sanitise your hands, keep smiling and stay safe
Student Ambassador Gantsetseg Otgonsuren has done a brilliant vlog about staying safe during Covid: wash your hands, sanitise, wear a mask and SMILE! We love the music and the graphics too! You can view it on our YouTube channel here. Gantsetseg, who is from Mongolia,...
Living with Covid: settling into life in Ireland
Rohit Dutta, one of our Student Ambassadors from India, is - like the rest of us - learning how to live life under Covid-19 restrictions This year was very tricky in terms of applying for a postgraduate course and deciding on my future. However, there’s no reward...
Five ways to beat that feeling of homesickness!
Jiawen Cui, one of our Chinese Student Ambassadors, tackles a really important issue in her first blog: homesickness “A lonely stranger in a foreign land, I doubly pine for kinsfolk on a holiday.” – Wei Wang I believe most young people like me left their hometown for...
Demonstrating the new way of studying
Vietnamese Student Ambassador Ha Lan Ngo's vlog shows us how she's adapting to studying remotely. It's not easy, it's different but it's doable! It's all online these days but students are coping! Summer - as she's known - shows us how in her vlog how she's dealing...