by Kate Mullins | Mar 8, 2023 | Adventure & Leadership, Bundrowes House, Gap Year, Hiking, Ireland, Leadership Skills, Lessons, Student House, Surfing, Volunteering
We have finally started our journey to Ireland, the land of green hills and guinness. Today marks the end of our first week here in this beautiful country and we’ve experienced so much I already feel like I’ve been here for a month. Leaving America is...
by Kate Mullins | Apr 21, 2022 | Adventure & Leadership, Adventure Camping, Gap Year, Hiking, Ireland, Leadership Skills, Student Trip
Lately we have been living the life in beautiful Bundoran, in our lovely Portbeg homes. Today we even got a visit from from the best Easter Bunny ever! As we are writing this, it is Easter Sunday. Some of our group members are off to a nice dinner, while others are...
by Kate Mullins | Aug 9, 2021 | Adventure & Leadership, Ireland, Student Trip, Wild Atlantic Way
We started off our last week by exploring the castles of Lough Erne (Monea and Tully)! We learned about their history and were able to climb around and explore one of them. In the afternoon, we continued on to Cavan Burren Forest Park, where we saw megalithic tombs,...
by Kate Mullins | Aug 9, 2021 | Adventure & Leadership, Bundrowes House, Gap Year, Ireland, Lessons, Student House
To start our second week, the arts group practiced watercolors with a local artist while the adventure group made biochar and a compost bin for Castle Park, then we all went to the Carrowmore Megalithic Tombs to learn about the history of Sligo! The art gappers...
by Kate Mullins | Aug 9, 2021 | Adventure & Leadership, Bundrowes House, Gap Year, Ireland, Uncategorized, Wild Atlantic Way
Welcome to the blog! Our first week in Ireland was great. We went on a nice walk the first day and settled in, then did orientation and a tour of Bundoran on Monday. Tuesday morning we all walked the Benbulben Loop Trail together, followed by a surf lesson for the...
by Kate Mullins | Dec 16, 2016 | Adventure & Leadership, Leadership Skills
6 Vital Leadership Skills You Can Learn With Irish Gap Year Leadership skills are vital in every facet of life. Leadership is never easy. No matter how effortlessly some leaders appear to manage, the path of a leader is one fraught with constant challenge and...
