It's true...

Irish smiles all around

… that studying abroad is demanding. In addition to taking a full load of classes, students take on the added responsibility of learning the customs of different countries, being minimally proficient in a foreign language, and the ups and downs for foreign currency fluctuations. And as we learned yesterday, they do all of this while cramming in a lot of travel. But there is something else they do… they play host for mom and dad! Yes, they do all this AND host their parents who happening to come by because, well, they thought it would be nice. Indeed, it was for these juniors studying abroad because they missed out on JPW weekend. Cindy and Cully Olmanson, Katerina and John Haley and brother Ryan, along with Kathy and Gary Michael, all visited their sons Jack, John, and Kevin in Dublin, taking in all that the city had to offer. On the having the opportunity to have a most unique Junior Parent Weekend, Cindy Olmanson offered, "It was all like finding a pot of gold!"