American Students in Derry
A group of 17 American students are based in Derry in the north of Ireland this year as they live, study and also travel throughout Ireland.
The Trulaske College of Business (TCOB) Study Abroad IRELAND Program has 4 student managers, of which one, Andy Butler, is from Northwest Missouri and destined for a life working in Kansas City with KPMG, when he graduates. Before then he has to make sure that the students don’t get too enamoured with Derry and the Ulster Fry, so they return to the US:
Students have quickly found that Derry is a very welcoming city with lots to do and see. The people are very friendly and tend to be known for striking up conversations with the American travelers. They tend to be very interested in where we are from and why we have decided to travel to Derry of all places. So far, the weather has been unusually sunny but a bit chilly. We have had no more than a few drops of rain since arriving that is very unusual for this time of year. Hopefully the luck of the Irish will continue to bring sunny weather for the remainder of our stay in Derry!
And hopefully after some time in Ireland the students will learn to stop using phrases like “luck of the Irish”.
Read more of the students’ arrival, and their 1st weekend.
Follow the TCOB students’ Irish adventure along on the Export Yourself blog
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