I’ve optimistically added my name to the list of attendees at PodCampIreland Wiki. Still awaiting word on my daughter’s status while there, but thinking positively! This could be her school.
Cork Schools
I called a number of secondary schools in Cork last evening (Friday morning in Ireland – 11 hour difference) and have information and applications coming for my daughter. All of them were very pleasant and helpful, and seemed excited at the prospect of having a student from Hawai‘i there. None of them had previously heard about the “dependent of student” policy that had been related to me by the UCC International Student Office. One of the school is fee-paying, though the cost is not exorbitant. If Immigration requires us to put her in that kind of school, we will definitely…
Mass Confusion
I’ve been in contact with many helpful people in Ireland trying to determine what we can do with our 16 year old daughter. Thank you all for the kindness. UC-Cork’s International Student Office informed me about two weeks ago that we would have to find a fee-paying school for her attend. The Southern Regional office of the Department of Education and Sciences says no, we can put her in any school. “Please note that you may apply to any school in the area you will be living (fee paying or not) to enrol your daughter. I enclose a link to…
Apple’s iPhone Coming… On My Birthday
Do I want one? No, thanks. I still don’t care for cell phones; they’re wireless umbilical cords. Besides, I doubt if they will work in Cork for a while. 😉
What would you do with a 16 year old for a year in Cork?
The chances of our family relocating to Cork in September increases every day. I’m awaiting answers to a few important questions, but they should be settled soon. One nagging question is what to do with my 16 year old daughter while we’re there. I’ve been told that we would need to pay for her secondary level education while we are there (as I’ll be there on a student visa and the government doesn’t want to pay for her education), but no one seems to know what it will cost us. Bernie suggests that we leave her out of school for…
Bualadh bos . . . Gaeltacht goes global
A group of Irish-Canadians have financed a Gaeltacht about 130 miles from Toronto. They have combined to buy 60 acres of land near the small but aptly named village of Erinsville, whose first five mayors were Irish. It would be amazing to see this kind of development happen for the Hawaiian language on the U.S. mainland. [ Free registration required ]
Fulbright mtvU
In my last post I mentioned a new program that I was applying to in order to fund my Ireland studies. Well, Wired Blogs has let the cat out of the bag, it is the Fulbright-mtvU program. The story is a bit late for new application – it requires letters of reference, project proposal and a fairly long online application. Also, one of the submissions, either the online app or accompanying documention, need to be received in IIE in NY by March 26 – this Monday. Fortunately I did not have to start from scratch as I had submitted for…
Obligatory Post
I’ve decided that whether or not I have anything to post, I will make at least one post per month here on Culture Hack. Actually I do have things to talk about… While my Fulbright application for UC-Cork was turned down, it apparently isn’t the end of the road. I learned about a new program with a focus on music which may allow me to pursue studies there, and I am preparing an application for it. I’ve also continued my discussions with the folks at the University of Otago in Aotearoa (New Zealand). They are excited about my tentative research…
No Joy In Fulbrightville
I just received the sad word that my Fulbright application was “non recommended”, which means that it will not be sent to Ireland for consideration by their selection panel. While I’m disappointed I’m not really surprised; the scholarships are highly contested and I’m certain that the applicants that they selected were deserving. Unfortunately they provide no feedback whatsoever, so I have no way of knowing what the strengths and weaknesses of my application were. Not that it matters much. My daughter will be a senior in high school in the 2008-2009 year (the next Fulbright cycle), and we both would…
Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou!
Aloha k?kou and hau‘oli makahiki hou i? k?kou a pau (Happy New Year to all of us). 2006 went by in a blur and I imagine 2007 will go by even faster. We spent the last week of 2006 on Maui visiting my parents, brother and his family, and my wife’s family as well. I was expecting a lot of rest and relaxation but it was more of a working vacation. I did get to meet up with many old friends, colleagues and former collaborators, and planted seeds for a number of new musical projects. Of course, Kenneth already has…