Europe

FULLY INVOLVING EXPERIENCE IN IRELAND

One advantage of having a Workaway experience in a small hinterland village, like Blacksod, is the chance to take a closer look at the locals. Hannah, my Irish host mom, was an authentic Irish woman. For example, she was bilingual, she spoke both English and Irish. She explained to me that, nowadays, in big cities…

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FINDING YOURSELF ABROAD

Descartes: discours de la méthode I would like to begin this article by quoting a famous reflection by Descartes in Discours de la méthode (1637), which is someway related to my period of study abroad. The French philosopher claims he abandoned the study of letters to travel, as soon as his age allowed him to…

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