Dear Kentucky Students,
I am so thrilled that I have been able to share a my travels in Ireland with you. As a Fulbright student, and a writer, I am meant to be involved in bridging Kentucky and Ireland through community, research, and art. Journaling my experiences and answering your questions has allowed me to witness the landscape and culture differently than I would on my own, truly digging into the details and noting down the stories.
Speaking to Kentucky students was very important to me, because it is such an important part of my identity. There is nowhere quite like Ireland. There is nowhere quite like Kentucky. But we have more similarities than differences, sometimes even down to our geological history. (The Appalachian mountains were once connected to parts of Ireland.)
For our last journal, I have included a few places that I have recently returned to, so you can see how much the seasons have changed. I went back to Cobh in Cork, Tintern Abbey in Wexford, and Dingle.
I spent this last weekend in Dingle for Féile na Bealtaine, or the Gaelic Fire Festival which begins on May 1st, marking the beginning of Summer. I camped outdoors and listened to birdsongs all through the night.
