In 20 years, I hope I am grateful for my achievements

Hi, my name is Felipe Brasil and I am 33 years old and I have been living in Dublin for a year and four months and I am an exchange student.

At first it was all very difficult, as I was in a new country in a place where I didn't speak the language, as I arrived in Ireland with 0 English and today after a year I can say that my English has started to grow and with that I see other possibilities.

English has allowed me to take advantage of many opportunities, for example... meeting people of different nationalities, being able to travel and feeling more safe when ordering food. Today I can't lie that I understand the menu, in fact I understand the food I order lol.

Finally, English has opened up possibilities for me to make new friends, to be able to travel with more confidence and explore more of the world and I am very happy with the good experience of learning English in Dublin.

May 11th was my birthday and we went to Wicklow beach with our new friends, and that's amazing because it's a totally different celebration for me, without my family, my old friends, my country or typical foods or Brazilian barbecue (I love that).

We celebrated my birthday with people I'd never seen before arriving here, and today we're good friends, we know people from different states in Brazil, different customs.

Today is December 17th and I still have some of those people as my close friends

In 20 years I will speak English very well. I see myself working for a big company teaching children, in a big house with my husband, cat , maybe a dog for my cat. 

Hello my name is Juliana. In March of 2024 I arrived in Ireland to study English  with my husband in this wonderful country, where I met a lot of friends. 

Every day I  learn more about culture and English, every day I discover more strength that I didn't even know I have, even though I miss my family, my cat and my friends in my country. In this place I met friendly people even though I do not speak much English, they do not judge me and try to understand me. 

I think my best experience in Dublin was when I visited lake glendalough, because it is a beautiful place, my first experience of touring in a team of a different  nationality  with a guide. I met a beautiful place for example  where the film PS I love you was recorded. 

I am happy to come to Ireland. 

In 20 years I will be celebrating a porcelain wedding, I will have already traveled to more than 20 countries, and with teenage children in a comfortable house

I've been living in Ireland for just over a year, I study English and work, I live with people I met here, and this has certainly been my best and greatest experience, and my biggest challenge.

Despite the differences in coexistence, I learned a lot about being a better person from the people I spend time with. Living in Europe has many challenges, and in addition to living with strangers, the language has been a difficulty, but it allows me to learn a new language. Along with the challenges there are incentives, living in Europe allows me to travel to different countries, on one trip I visited Disney in Paris, a fantastic place that made me smile a lot.

I will certainly have experiences like this at other times, and I am even planning other countries where I will live.

20 years i will I want to be working with what I love, surrounded by people I love. Twenty years from now I want to look back on everything and be sure that I made the right choices. 

Hi, my name is Rafaela, I'm 30 years old, Brazilian and I've been in Ireland for 3 months. 

My experience here has been marvellous, I've met different cultures, different people, different languages, I've had sensational experiences. Today I feel more confident to speak in English or Spanish, to present projects or to go out on my own. I've had a unique independence. I've met incredible places and people I'll carry with me for life.

I always lived in Brazil so it had been my dream to see snow.

It was very cold in the morning but no chance of seeing snow. I came to school, spoke with Sarah and she invited me for a drink at the mountain. When we arrived, I saw the snow white ground.

 It was a surprise she made and I couldn’t believe it. It was wonderful ! The pub, the food and the drink.

Then we had a very good traditional dish, the drink was also a traditional whiskey from here too and we talked a lot about the different cultures that exist.  At the end she took me to the snow and it was beautiful. 

I think it is recorded in my memory forever because it's not just about the places, it's about sharing with people.

In 20 years I will have my own influencer marketing agency.

The trip to Dublin was supposed to be just a tourist, with no new plans, just a moment of fun. However, upon returning to Brazil, I felt that Dublin was the city where I was meant to be. It was the place where I would learn and practice my English effectively.

And truly, my best experience has been the opportunity to practice my English with people from diverse cultures and perspectives.

Changing to Dublin was a hard decision. Living here is a big challenge, but in Dublin, I have had incredible experiences. Dublin is an amazing city. Here, it is possible to learn about everything. You can meet people of many nationalities, languages, and cultures. The weather is crazy, we never know if it will be windy or sunny, but we always know it will rain.

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In 20 years, I will have a really happy with a big part of my goals achieved. :D

Hello! My name is Andrea, I have been here in Ireland with my cousin and his friend for 2 months, and in that time, I can experience news and beautiful thing.To be honest sometimes I can't believe this is real and is happening to me. Of course I am very grateful to my family and I don't think I can finish thanking them for the experiences I will have forever in my memory and treasure them.

Now it is true I don't visit too much outside of Dublin yet, one time we had the opportunity to go with my aunt and a friend's dad on a tour, we got together at one point and then we started a tour that they organized. The first place was in a castle, we had a little break to snack and then a person who works there gave us a tour in the different rooms. Then after the castle, we visited Cliffs of Moher and went to a little pub that was on the way back to Dublin.

The views of each one of the places we met were really awesome, that combined with the pure air and the sound was really pacific and if I put myself poetic, I will say magic. Adding the food was good. I really enjoyed the days when they were in Ireland, I was (I continue) missing people from my family and my aunt came here giving us hugs, kisses and words that my family in Mexico sent to us. Another part I enjoyed was they gave us the opportunity to discover new places and be able to access things that had not been in our possibilities. I am really grateful with them too.

I think this trip to Ireland is a really big combo made of each of the experiences. And I am happy because it's not over yet and I want to continue getting new experiences here as long I can. <3

In 20 years, I will look back and be grateful for having had the courage to throw myself into the world alone—being intense and seizing every opportunity that came my way and that I wanted to pursue. I’ll be thankful for becoming, and continuously striving to be, the best version of myself. I’ll be proud of having faced my fears of meeting new people, exploring different places, and trying new foods, all without staying in my comfort zone. I will be fulfilled for having realized all my dreams and desires in my youth, with the support of my parents.

Hello, my name is Fabiana, I am 28 years old, and I’ve been living in Dublin for 2 months.

My best experience in Dublin has been practicing solitude. Throughout my life, I’ve always had friends or family to go out with and share moments. However, being in a country with people from different cultures and languages has made me increasingly independent, both physically and emotionally.

Many people end up accepting toxic relationships because they are emotionally dependent on others, which is unhealthy. This dependency prevents us from doing things on our own and experiencing amazing moments, always waiting for someone else.

Solitude has also allowed me to be more open to new people and cultures—something that, perhaps, would be more difficult in my comfort zone due to "pre-established prejudices."

Most likely to win the lottery and lose the ticket - Andrea / Juliana / Thais

Biggest chatterbox - Nilton

Most likely to become a comedian - Nilton 

Best dressed - Felipe

Most likely to speak their own language in class - Rafa

Most argumentative - Juliana

Most likely to become President - Andrea

Most likely to marry for money - Fabi

Most likely to become a millionaire - Giane / Wilson

Most likely to go to prison - Felipe

Most likely to die first in a horror movie - Rafa