Tuesday, December 30, 2003 
| A foreigner in her own capital. The sad tale of a native speaker of Irish and the trouble she had getting people to even recognize that she was speaking Irish - in Dublin. |
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I've had this Radio Userland blog almost as long as Radio's been a blogging tool. When I first got it, I made the comment I need another website/blog like I needed another hole in my head. It's floundered for some time, lacking direction or purpose other than an occasional brain fart. I decided to refocus on the two things that I'm focusing on these days - the Hawaiian and Irish languages. I'll be posting links to articles on both, and sharing my thoughts as well. Stay tuned. |
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| I found the Slugger O'Toole weblog via Karlin's. I have paid less attention to Northern Ireland than the Republic, and found Slugger to be very enjoyable. There was an interesting and intelligent discussion going on there regarding the state of Irish language in Dublin, which of course was rudely interrupted by someone whose time would be better spent improving his own English, rather than criticizing other people's choice of language. |
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Life is good again.  I finally received my MA in Hawaiian Language and Literature this month. It was a long haul, but worth it. I'm already thinking Ph.d., and looking at a return to Ireland to do it. Figuring out how to pull it off is going to be the tricky part.  I am looking at the Fulbright program, but understand that there were 37 apps for every available scholarship to Ireland.If there are any Fulbright scholars out there who have any words of advice on the application process I'd be grateful to hear from you. |
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