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- Everything about the program was fantastic
Amanda Capasso
- the best month of my life
Ashley Graziano
- the trips, the accommodation, the classes – all great
David Balawan
- My teacher was brilliant. I actually enjoyed classes
Keilanii Etzkorn
- Dublin and Galway were great, but Cork was amazing. The
people are so friendly and there is so much to do
Cameron Kearney-McManus
- The Hurling game in Cork was spectacular
Cameron Hickling
- The open air concert in Kinsale was one of the highlights
of this amazing trip
Amanda Capasso
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- I came here alone, but now I’m leaving with lots of
new friends.
Natalie Bosc
- Garry, Thanks for such an amazing experience. I will never
forget it. You Rock!!.
Eleni Papadakis
- Best summer I ever had; Ireland is amazing.
Nikki Kennedy
- Garry, thanks so much for this amazing experience. You made
it so much fun,
Lily Solomon-Harris
- Garry,
Please keep these programs going because it is an amazing
opportunity and I know that I will miss Ireland and all my
new friends so much.
Laura Huggard
- Thanks for an awesome time, Garry. I really enjoyed golfing
with you.
Brent Guit
- An experience of extreme awesomeness.
Allana Scott
- Ireland rox; I had so much fun and I can’t wait to
come back.
Rachel Dyck
- Thanks for an awesome time in Cork.
Regam McDonnell.
- Everything was absolutely awesome. I probably learned way
more that I would in a whole year.
Meghan Stuart
- The combination of work and play was perfectly balanced
and even going to class was fun. Mr. O’Reilly was a
really good teacher.
Bronwyn Kelly
- The program helped me to open up and be more independent.
The teachers were amazing and the trips and activities were
awesome.
Aimee Faith
- I don’t want to go home!!!
Candace Westman
- My teachers made the classes a terrific unique experience
Sarah Lahey
- I loved all the daytrips. Swimming in Kinsale was the best!!
Laura Hynes
- Kissing the Blarney Stone, the Arran Islands, the weekend
trips, the nightlife
Sophie Golets
- The accommodation in Cork was amazing
Chris Mudie
- The teachers are so cool and we love all of you.
Andrea Harquail
- I enjoyed the excursions the most especially the Blarney
Stone and the jail. I also liked how the literature was integrated
into the program.
Holly McGill
- Mr. Doyle, thanks for making the lessons so interesting.
Chris Mitchell
- Kissing the Blarney Stone, seeing the Book of Kells, the
residences in Cork, Mr Doyle – the best teacher I have
ever had.
Laura O’Marra
Dear Garry:
Tim and I just wanted to email you to say a big thank you for
giving our daughter Holly such a wonderful Ireland experience!
She is in love with Ireland but she especially fell for Cork
and its citizens. We also want to thank you for arranging some
horseback riding for her – she said it was “brilliant”
being able to horseback ride and see Blarney Castle in the distance!
Thanks again for everything and we hope our paths cross again!
Sincerely,
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- The absolute best experience of my life. I wish I could
do it all again.
Danielle Barbuzzi
- The Kila concert at Charles Fort in Kinsale was a true celtic
learning experience.
Ciara O
- Everything was great; the trips, residence, my teacher,
Ms. Connors. Best experience of my life
Scott Biggar
- Greatest summer of my life. Ms. Connors is the best teacher
ever
Tong-Tong Shao
- Excellent excursions, especially, Blarney Castle, Killarney,
the Hurling game. Even going to class was fun.
Heather Hawks
- Having such a good teacher (Ms. Sacchetti) made the course
so enjoyable. Everything was great.
Emily Marsh
- The views on the trip to West Cork and Killarney were so
incredible that I had to keep reminding myself that this is
real.
Gina Baran
- This whole month has been a life-changing experience. I
wish it would never end.
Ivy Buttigieg
- A great opportunity to have freedom with responsibility.
Brittanie Sweetnam
- The best experience of my life. I wouldn’t change
a thing.
Lauren Carpman
- Ireland was awesome
Jishelle Chakkalackal
- The whole trip was amazing. It gave me a chance to discover
more about myself and make so many new friends. I would recommend
this trip to everyone.
Bryana Gleeson
- Pretty much the best month of my life
Craig Knight
- A heartfelt thank you on behalf of my husband and I for
the amazing experience you helped provide for our Maryanne
this summer. She had a wonderful time.
On the downside (for me anyway), she is considering going
back to Ireland for university. If she does it will be part
due to the positive experience she had with you.
Heather and Paul Sheehy, parents of Maryanne,
- Hi Garry
I have not yet had the opportunity to thank you for organizing
the Ireland trip. My daughter had a wonderful time. Laura
was very impressed with Mr. Doyle's teaching style and as
a result she did very well. It was definitely a worthwhile
experience for her. I plan on sending my son Kenneth this
summer.
Joan Tschernow, mother of Laura,
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- Seamus attended your program last summer (2004) and enjoyed
every single part of it, especially the friendships he made.
Patti M.
- I wanted to thank you for a great program. Our son has nothing
but praise for the course. He worked hard but played hard.
He described the experience, including the course and his
travels around Ireland as very interesting, productive and
rewarding. He came back a young man, and is enthusiastic about
the future. Thank you.
Susan F.
- I absolutely LOVED my summer in Cork. I was just reading
through my journal from that summer... :-) it was so much
fun. I'll never forget it!
Cyndi T.
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- Great country, great people and great teachers!
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- This whole trip was an amazing dream that I never want to wake up from.
Jenna Timmons, Kanata, ON
- Thank you for the best summer I ever had.
Melody Schaal, Toronto
- For the first time in my life, I actually enjoyed school.
Joe Fotia, Toronto
- Ireland was even more beautiful than I had imagined. Thank you for exposing me to the greatest country in the world.
Dana Troster, Toronto
- I think this summer in Ireland has helped me grow and everything we did there was great fun. I loved everything we saw, from the hurling match to the show, Ragus, in Dublin and the Arts Festival in Galway. Thanks to everyone who made this summer incredibly fantastic. I will definitely remember Ireland and The Irish Experience for the rest of my life.
Federica Mazzarelli, Rome, Italy
- Best July I ever had.
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- The program was amazing in every way.
Caitlin Bar, Toronto
- The greatest learning experience of my life.
Carly McCarthy, Toronto
- My experience of in Cork was the greatest experience of my life John Morley, Boston
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- "Tír na n’Óg" (Land of Eternal Youth) must be Dublin City. Everyone is so young and vibrant.
John Maguire, Syracuse, N.Y.
- I just wanted to thank you again for taking me on the most amazing trip I have ever had.
Tory Munsell, Newton, Massachussets
- I think this summer in Ireland has helped me grow and everything we did there was great fun. Irish People are so friendly. Everything we saw, from the hurling match to the show, Ragus, in Dublin and the Arts Festival in Galway. I will remember The Irish Experience for the rest of my life.
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- A life-changing experience
Barbara Bird, mother of Abbey, Hingham, Massachusetts (1999)
- I just wanted to thank you again for taking me on the most
amazing trip I have ever had
Tory Munsell, Newton, Massachussets
- The Newgrange neolithic tomb was awe-inspiring.
Danny O’Sullivan, Toronto, Ontario
- The cliffs were quite spectacular and scary.
Tim O'Brian, Orchard Park, New York
- The classes were fun, relaxed and interesting.
Kim Marsh, Chicago
- Macnas (Gaelic for "Fool") is the most imaginative and spectacular parade I have ever seen
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- Ireland; so much to do and see; so little time
Kate O'Connor, Oakville ON
- The Galway Arts Festival was the best.
Fiona Byrne, Toronto
- What an experience!!!l.
Joe Scalia Toronto
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