GEOG 298. 3-credit course Offered Spring 2018 Followed by...
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Followed by travel: 21-31 May 2018 (1-4 June) GEOG 298. 3-credit course Offered Spring 2018
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Followed by travel:
21-31 May 2018 (1-4 June)
GEOG 298. 3-credit course Offered Spring 2018
Hawai`i
Éire
1. Island Biogeography 2. Volcanic Geology
3. History of foreign occupation 4. Language loss and revitalization
5. Mythology and Pre-Christian Religion 6. Music & dance
7. Agricultural heritage 8. Sea-faring lifestyles
after what seemed like endless hours in numerous airplanes we finally catch our first glimpse of the Ireland Island; i am blown away by its beauty.
~Candace
New Grange
Bundoran
Just when I thought that Dublin had captured my heart, we arrived in Bundoran. I do not have the proper words to describe its beauty-- how much it reminded me of
home while also being everything that I had always dreamed of in a home. ~Ariel 2016
Ocean Ecology &
Surfing
It was also difficult not to notice the close ties that both the Hawaiians and the Irish share with the sea.
~Ariel
Surfing!!! I don't have much to say about this day except that IT WAS AMAZING AND SO MUCH FUN AND I WASNT EVEN COLD AT ALL AND IT WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN SURFING IN HAWAII BEING CALLED A KOOK AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FEELS SO GOOD EVEN IF IT TASTES A LITTLE BRINY AND . . . I MADE A COMPLETE FOOL OF MYSELF . . . AND I DIDNT HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE I
WAS HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE IN MY BRIGHT RED WETSUIT AND MY BIG BOOTIES AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO HAVE SALT IN MY HAIR AGAIN I DIDNT EVEN WASH IT OUT FOR 2 DAYS!!!!
~Asia
Geology
This area was another deeply spiritual place that had a profound impact on me. The paganism and witchery of the past are parallel to some of the legends of Hawaii, especially of Pele and Hi`iaka.
~Annie
Culture
History
Language Revitalization
It was an incredible feeling connecting the dots of my past. The Irish still have the ancient language and writing. The area that we are staying has the highest population of Gaelic speakers today. When the British took control of Ireland, they pushed the Irish to the westernmost coast. There are still small pockets of Gaelic speakers along the coast. There are also huge similarities between the the Gaelic and Hawaiian language revivals. Some of the same challenges exist between both cultures, but they have hope. Many of the speakers of Gaelic are under 12,
speakers can get jobs, and there is strong state support. ~Colleen
Being in Derry was hard. We had a lesson about it the day before but the emotional impact of it all didn't hit me until we were
actually there. All of these pictures make you really understand what people had to go through in order to achieve their goals. I
didn't know that people were still fighting for their freedom in the 90's and it didn't stop until the early 2000's. We heard first hand stories from some of the people who were
there during the Bloody Sunday Massacre and it was chilling.
~Kaira
Urban Culture
It is said fairies make sweet music and I heard the sidhe songs in the winds whirling around Cavan Burren Park
~Carla
What's an Irish equivalent word for Aloha? Because this place has it. ~Kimberley
The happiest event today was that I made the friends. They are really nice to me, so I would like to know them as well as Ireland during this study abroad.
~Rieko
The small coves below are reminiscent of home where gray sand nestle up to the base of sheer bluffs and large, gapping caves. The rain (soft rain) is familiar yet holds its on quality
that uniquely makes it that of Ireland. The stones and placid lakes of these cliffs all singing and yet silent in the
calm that is so wild along this coast.
I will dream of this walk, this place and this time...to return yet again to spend but a brief moment once more in the
presence of the life of this magical place. ~Uluwehi
Ireland you have given me so much to remember and so much to look forward to. ~Sean
it has been an amazing, wonderful, exhilarating, and all together awe-inspiring experience! I will remember this trip even when I am senile and drooling into a cup and cannot remember my own name, I will remember this
trip. ~Maya
• Pre-departure meetings, survey and preparation GEOG 298 will meet irregularly though the Spring 2018 semester (with vidcon) and include online assignments
• 10-day Irish experience • Daily blog • Final Photojournalism project • Post-program survey
Course Requirements
Timeline of Events
1. Gather documents, apply for Passport, start saving money
2. Program application (application form/fee, transcripts, essay, faculty recommendation, and copy of passport)
3. Deposits due
4. Tickets purchased
5. Depart for Ireland
As soon as possible. Nov 3 (priority) Nov 27 (late) Dec 8, Jan 26, April 6 February 9 (18th/19th)21st-31st May 2018
Estimated costs
Program cost: $2,500 (or less) Airfare ITO-DUB: $1,000-1,700 Tuition: (3-credit Hawaii CC class) Travel Medical: $25-50 Passport fee: $135 Pocket money for lunches and personal items
Add-on Program cost: $700
Honda Scholarship: http://uhcc.hawaii.edu/studyabroad/honda.php o 3.5 minimum GPA o Degree-seeking student (6 cr) at a UHCC o Hawaii Resident o $2,000 o March 2018 Application Deadline
Scholarships
Gilman Fellowship: https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/ o US Citzen o Pell Grant Recipient o Undergraduate in good standing o 2018 Early Application Deadline = October 3 o 2018 Regular Application Deadline = March 6
1. Gather documents 1. Old Passport or Birth Certificate 2. Passport-eligible photo (can be taken
at almost any drugstore or at OCET) 2. Complete online application Form for a
passport BOOK 3. Make appointment at Passport
Acceptance Facility (e.g., Hawaii CC OCET office)
4. Bring application, documents, photo and fees ($135, regular processing, more for expedited) to your appointment
It takes 1-2 months to process the paperwork
and receive your passport
Study Abroad Ireland Cultural Ecology of Islands
2018 Itinerary: ● May 19: Evening departure from Hilo, fly a long, long way (optional 18 May) ● May 21: 7am, arrive Dublin, head for Donegal via New Grange & the
Boyne Valley ● May 22: Prehistoric Ireland: Cavan Burren and marine geology • May 23: Celtic Ireland: Creevykeel, Carrowkeel, Queen Maeve’s Grave
● May 24: The Island of Saints and Scholars: Devenish Island, Lough Erne • May 25: Irish Volcanism and myth: Giants’ Causeway • May 26: The many ecologies of Ireland: Surfing the Atlantic & a bog visit
● May 27: Lanuguage loss and revitalization: Glencolmiclle & Sliabh Liag ● May 28: Yeats Country & Literary Ireland. Movie night ● May 29: The Troubles and Northern Ireland: Visit to Derry City ● May 30: Morning departure, Dublin museums and city ● May 31: fly back home or extend ● June 1-4: Add-on days (Kilkenny?)
