Top Tips: Before coming to Ireland
Like any new country, Ireland can be tricky to get your head around if you’ve never been before. Busra Deniz, Student Ambassador from Turkey, has a few top tips to make coming to Ireland a walk in the park! (more…)
A day in my life: Rafael Contreras
Mexican Student Ambassador Rafael Contreras is back, this time with a vlog!
Rafael filmed this one during one of the many lockdowns we’ve had here in Ireland in the past year but he still managed to seize the day! Spend a Sunday with Rafael and have a watch of his video here!
Rafael is studying for an MSc in Emerging Media at Dublin City University.
A year of blissful uncertainty
Mexican Student Ambassador Rafael Contreras shares his experience of getting to know himself and reflecting upon the past year in Ireland.
A pic in the life of the Level 5 lockdown
German-American Student Ambassador Aislinn Mirsch occupied her time during lockdown by following the rules and doing nothing. Well, almost nothing . . .
Appreciating the Local: How COVID-19 Changed my Expectations
Making the most of every second! Despite the travel restrictions affecting Ireland during lockdown, US student Erin has made the most of travelling within her immediate environs in Dublin. Erin, who is studying Social Media Communications at Dublin City University, wrote this blog whilst Ireland was in Level 5 Lockdown (Christmas 2020 to early May 2021)
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
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
Living and learning: getting to grips with life in Dublin
Taiwanese student Chao Yuan Hsu has really embraced Irish culture and now very much considers Ireland his second home
Top tips for getting the most out of your time in Ireland
From where to shop and how to have fun, Akanksha Hariom Puniyani has some really helpful tips for students coming to Dublin for the first time
A Vegan (Student) Guide for living in Dublin
Before she came to Ireland to study at Dublin City University, U.S. student and vegan Shamile Aldossary’s family and friends teased her by sending her endless pictures of traditional (meaty) Irish food, but she needn’t have worried. Much to her delight, Dublin’s vegan food scene is popping! (and the donuts are amazing).
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Returning to education as a mature student
Concerned about going back to study when you have already spent a significant portion of your life working? Interested in undertaking a career change but don’t have the necessary qualifications? Or perhaps you are worried that you might be too old to go back to education and that you won’t have anything in common with younger classmates? Our ambassador from Vietnam and fellow mature student at DCU, Kim Phan Thi Thien helps us to destroy the myths surrounding going back to college by sharing her own experience. (more…)
Ireland — coming together through dance
Our ambassador from Brazil and student at DCU, Marcela Lacerda Lima shares her video from a typical Irish celebration with dancing. If it looks like something you could be interested in, why not give it a try! (more…)