Hello Readers! I hope you all have been doing well and aren’t too overwhelmed this week before Fall Break begins! Have you been busy? Overwhelmed? A little bit of both? I know I have. Maybe one of the reasons you (as well as myself) are busy or overwhelmed is because of Nykerk season. For those …
Author Archives: Mikaila Bisson
Combining Senior Seminar and Sabbath
Hello Readers! Hope your week is going well, I know mine is off to a crazy start! School is going well. I’m busy, involved, and loving every second of this intense semester, but one of the things I didn’t expect to love so much is the classwork (crazy, I know, since the sole reason I’m …
Stuck on Summer
Hello, Readers! I hope your summer was amazing and you’re starting to get back into the swing of the new school year routine. It’s hard to do just coming off of summer, but once you’re there, it’s a good place to be! If you’re a new reader, let me tell you a little about myself: …
3 Reasons Why I Loved My Study Abroad Program
I’ve been back in Michigan for a little over a week now, and I’m still processing the fact that I’ve been in Ireland for four months. It’s just crazy to think I’ve been there and experienced so much all within such a short amount of time. There were so many things that made my time in …
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Finally Home
I am back to my sweet Michigan home! Four months was a long time to be away, but I’m finally back in my house, my room, and my life. It was missed. The journey on Saturday was long, as my six-hour flight into Toronto, Canada, was followed up by a three-hour drive back to Detroit, …
The Final Countdown
It is my last few days in Ireland and I can hardly believe it. I come home Saturday and will get to see my family and friends for the first time in four long months. There are so many emotions and feelings swirling around in my head that I’m going to take some time to …
Galway Girls
This past weekend was one of the best trips I’ve taken in Ireland so far. It was bittersweet because it was the last weekend trip I’ll be taking while here, but it was the perfect trip to end with regardless. A couple of friends and I went to Galway, on the western coast of Ireland …
100 Years Ago…
Readers, I hope you had the greatest Easter! It was truly a time to celebrate, especially in Dublin. Let me explain. 100 years ago in Dublin on the day after Easter, the first shots of the Easter Rising rang out. This was the significant event that led to Ireland gaining their independence just a few years …
Dublin’s St. Paddy’s Day Weekend
Wow, friends, what a weekend! As you know from my last post, it was St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland on Thursday. However, since it’s Ireland, the city was abuzz with events all weekend. There was so much to do we had to choose the events we went to wisely to get the most out of our …
Happy St. Paddy’s Day from Ireland!
Well, readers, today’s the day we’ve all been waiting for: St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland. It’s only 8 a.m. here, but the city is already abuzz with excitement and I’m so excited to tell you all about what I do today! The simple fact that I’m here in Ireland for St. Paddy’s Day is something …