“I left Ireland to participate in the Fulbright Program and teach Irish (Gaelic) at Villanova University in the United States. I loved the experience of living in a new, exciting place and enjoyed sharing my Irish culture with students. I now teach the Gaelic language at Matej Bel University in Slovakia. Culture is an important part of people's identity, and influences the decisions we make, from our personal lives to politics. In this way, I feel teaching language and culture has real, long-term importance.”
~ James