Amsterdam Highly Exceeded My Expectations

Yes, this past weekend I left my safe zone in Ireland and ventured out further into Europe. I visited the capital of The Netherlands, Amsterdam! It was full of amazing food and amazing people, I can’t believe I had to leave. I saw so many things I never thought I would see in my life (i.e. legal weed and the Red Light district, although I think you may have known that). Here’s what went out during my weekend in De ‘Dam….

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Thoughts And Prayers With Las Vegas

I thought Sunday night was going to be a night of eating food and watching Netflix to prepare for the school week. As I checked my phone one last time before turning off the lights to go to bed, I started to notice headlines report a shooting happening in Las Vegas. Being a journalism major, I’ve been following several American and Irish news sources since I got to Ireland. I stayed up a little longer to try and follow the story, but decided to sleep and see what happens in the morning. After a few hours of learning more, I decided to share my observations of being an aspiring American journalist, but mainly an American, outside of The United States.

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