I AM MCKENZIE LANDORF, WORLD TRAVELER
WHY IRELAND?
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I went to Ireland the spring of 2018 on a study abroad trip.
I was there for close to 6 months. I was able to see different parts of Ireland and also many other parts of Europe. Follow me along with me as I recount my travels as I journeyed through Ireland, the UK and Europe. |
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MY ERASMUS ADVENTURES
Athens/Mykonos 4/27-5/06
This trip started and ended with Athens but the bulk was spent in a Greek Island named Mykonos. There were many ups and downs in the time, just over a week spent in the sun right before finals were about to begin. Click here to read more!
This trip started and ended with Athens but the bulk was spent in a Greek Island named Mykonos. There were many ups and downs in the time, just over a week spent in the sun right before finals were about to begin. Click here to read more!
Malta 4/20-4/22
This weekend was a meet up of friends, we landed with Hannah and Gabby from Dublin and one of my friends from Purdue, Gretchen Perry was already at the house. The next morning the other girls arrived bright and early. Middle school art buddy, Nicole was studying abroad in Italy for the semester and had brought along friends she had made during her time abroad so in total there were 7 of us now in Malta for a sunny and beach filled weekend reunion.
It was a great reunion weekend with Purdue, Wheaton, Gordon & Messiah mates in a beautiful warm place with a few too many jellyfish.
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This weekend was a meet up of friends, we landed with Hannah and Gabby from Dublin and one of my friends from Purdue, Gretchen Perry was already at the house. The next morning the other girls arrived bright and early. Middle school art buddy, Nicole was studying abroad in Italy for the semester and had brought along friends she had made during her time abroad so in total there were 7 of us now in Malta for a sunny and beach filled weekend reunion.
It was a great reunion weekend with Purdue, Wheaton, Gordon & Messiah mates in a beautiful warm place with a few too many jellyfish.
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Bundoran, Donegal Ireland 4/13-4/15
I had the opportunity to go surfing for a second time this semester with the DIT Surf Team, again to the west coast of Ireland, but this time to Donegal in a town a bit bigger, Bundoran, the 12th best spot in the world to surf. Click here to read more!
I had the opportunity to go surfing for a second time this semester with the DIT Surf Team, again to the west coast of Ireland, but this time to Donegal in a town a bit bigger, Bundoran, the 12th best spot in the world to surf. Click here to read more!
Beast From The East 3/1-3/4
This was the first "huge" snow Ireland has seen in a century! They even named the storm - The Beast From The East - it has successfully closed everything for the entire week including classes, stores, business, all transportation and even some pubs. Click here to read more!
This was the first "huge" snow Ireland has seen in a century! They even named the storm - The Beast From The East - it has successfully closed everything for the entire week including classes, stores, business, all transportation and even some pubs. Click here to read more!
Lahinch, County Clare Ireland 2/23-2/25
I had the opportunity to go surfing with the DIT Surf Team to the west coast of Ireland, County Clare in a very small town, Lahinch.
The sun was shining down on us, the waves were clam, soaked in sea water and happy as a clam that I had just surfed for the first time ever, in Ireland.
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I had the opportunity to go surfing with the DIT Surf Team to the west coast of Ireland, County Clare in a very small town, Lahinch.
The sun was shining down on us, the waves were clam, soaked in sea water and happy as a clam that I had just surfed for the first time ever, in Ireland.
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Paris, France 2/9-2/13
This weekend was spent in Paris France with Madalyn and another fellow Purdue mate, named Iceberg.
This story is not yet written out and will probably be lacking details as two out of the three of us that went on this trip lost their phones within a week of this trip :/
This weekend was spent in Paris France with Madalyn and another fellow Purdue mate, named Iceberg.
This story is not yet written out and will probably be lacking details as two out of the three of us that went on this trip lost their phones within a week of this trip :/
London, UK 2/1-2/5
This weekend I was able to travel to London with my flatmate Madalyn, planned to meet up with two study abroad friends, and our AirBnb was a bit of a mess (shoutout to apartment #81). The Super Bowl happened and we missed our airplane flight back home to Dublin. First flight missed ever. We landed back 7 hours later than we planned but so happy to be back in Dublin. Click here to read more!
This weekend I was able to travel to London with my flatmate Madalyn, planned to meet up with two study abroad friends, and our AirBnb was a bit of a mess (shoutout to apartment #81). The Super Bowl happened and we missed our airplane flight back home to Dublin. First flight missed ever. We landed back 7 hours later than we planned but so happy to be back in Dublin. Click here to read more!
Howth, Dublin Ireland 1/28
Our original plan for this weekend was to travel to the Cliffs of Moher. We instead traveled on train about 20 minutes to a small island near Dublin called Howth (Hoe-TH). And then on Monday we went to a class created just for us Erasmus students to learn Irish Dancing.
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Our original plan for this weekend was to travel to the Cliffs of Moher. We instead traveled on train about 20 minutes to a small island near Dublin called Howth (Hoe-TH). And then on Monday we went to a class created just for us Erasmus students to learn Irish Dancing.
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Dunlavin/Wicklow, Ireland 1/20 - 1/21
Our first full weekend in Dublin we had the opportunity to travel south to a friends house.
After the lighthouse adventure we continued on in the car to a monastery....... this trip is not yet written out fully check back later.
Our first full weekend in Dublin we had the opportunity to travel south to a friends house.
After the lighthouse adventure we continued on in the car to a monastery....... this trip is not yet written out fully check back later.
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"Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God." - Kurt Vonnegut
"Keep close to the edge where everything wild begins" - Christian Knoeller
"The point of studying abroad is to realize the vastness of our Earth and of all the people in it, and each moment, each experience I have continues to teach me how to make a more positive impact on the world around me" - Julia Donnelly
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