This summer, Erin McDermott, a delightful member of the Stint crew, arrived just before the weekend of one of our weekend excursions, a surfing trip to Co. Sligo, where she tore up the waves. From pints at the Bernard Shaw to dinners at Bewley’s, we enjoyed every moment we had with her.
“You will never be completely at home again because part of your heart will always be elsewhere.” That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place.
I had spent the last eight years of my life in some form of education and with a PLC in Nursing under my belt, I realised I no longer wanted this as a career choice. After a lot of thought, I decided to do a diploma in Media Moving Image followed by a Degree in Film and Video. Travel was always on the cards and I wanted to see the world, with a degree under my belt I decided to take flight.
I had the pleasure of spending the weekend in the picturesque sea-side village of Rathmullan on the Fanad Peninsula in Co. Donegal. Believe it or not, this is my first time exploring this beautiful part of Ireland and I wasn’t disappointed. I have lived quite close to Donegal for most of my life and yet I have barely toured or visited a fraction of it. Sadly, this is true for many Irish people as it is the most northernmost county of the Republic of Ireland and quite the trek to get to. Be that as it may, I would recommend making the trip despite the long journey; the experience is absolutely worth the wait.
Frockadvisor has taken Ireland by storm in the past month. For those of you who are unaware of this brand new app let me explain.
The brainchild of Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon. An app that lets you connect with your fashion community. For example, you see an item of clothing that you like, you can post a picture of it, and your retail community will tell you what they have that’s the same or similar. And, if you can’t find a visual, just tell them what you want – those massive heels or that dress with polka dots – and they’ll post you pictures of a match. I have the pleasure of being part of the fantastic film crew and edit current fashion for the online content.
After the colorful performance of the Guerilla Aerialists, a group of performers reminiscent of old school travelling troupes, the crowd, gathered behind the manor house, dispersed. But in the distance, on the far side of the house, music waxed from the “The Cosmic Caravan,” a remix of Talking Head’s “This Must Be The Place,” drawing the people together, instilling a bout of fever.
Dance fever.
With the sun shining, brightly, but slowly waning, giving way to dusk, the festival-goers, some masked with vibrant facepaint, others in elaborate dress, became entranced by the beat.
And so they danced.
“My favorite moment of the internship was with one little four year old boy. He’s very low functioning and he loves working on puzzles, more than anything, it’s his favorite activity. When the kids are outside playing, he’s always wanting to work on a puzzle. But he needs a lot of help doing the puzzles.
One day I was working on a puzzle with him. It was a box of puzzles with four different care bears in there. He wanted to do all four puzzles but we didn’t have time to do all of them so he got upset. So I told him we would do them all the next day. And the next day, the first thing when he got here, was he found me and asked me if we could do a puzzle. And I thought he would forget about it and he didn’t. It was so sweet!”
Katie Browner from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. Occupational Therapy Intern at Little Pals Preschool with Enable Ireland.
Avenley Horner is a storyteller, photographer, illustrator, and graphic designer. She’s also awesome.
Currently a rising senior at Auburn University, Avenley spent a summer with us here in Dublin, interning at Fudge Creative, a boutique creative agency.
During her time in Dublin, she has captured our imaginations with her vibrant nature and artistic talents.
Here is her story.
This is Hanna. It is her last week in Ireland as an intern for Project 51. She has truly illuminated our summer with her vibrant personality. We’ll miss her dearly!
To reminisce about her time in Ireland, we asked her about her favorite places to eat in Dublin.
Foodie superlatives, here they come…
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