IES Abroad Dublin Summer – Intensive Acting

My first weekend in Dublin I took the Dart (train) from Dublin to Bray and went hiking on a mountain trail that overlooked the ocean. That expedition was my first interaction with the Irish countryside and it was beautiful. Ireland is a wonderful place. Living in Dublin allowed me all the comforts of a city, but the countryside is only a 30-45 minute inexpensive ride away. I wanted to study acting in a foreign but English-speaking country. I had already graduated college, but when I found out I could attend the program whether or not I was still in college, I applied in a heartbeat. I liked that my housing and travel insurance would be taken care of me by IES and that I wouldn't have to worry about knowing where a good place to live would be (having never left the States before). I lived in an apartment with two other IES Abroad students. Our apartment was really nice and we were only a 25 minute walk from The Gaiety School of Acting.

I had a wonderful time studying via IES Abroad at The Gaiety School of Acting. The instructors at the Gaiety were passionate about us as students and about acting in general. I felt the cultural visits provided for us were also great and exposed us to life in and history of Ireland. Everything within the city centre was only at the most a 25-30 minute walk away. I rarely had to spend my money on transportation, and I felt very at home in Dublin. I would go back in a heart beat--to study or just to live.