I'm going to be studying in Galway this autumn. It's pretty much set, but I still have to write essays for my application. These essays are kind of silly. They're basically a hoop to jump through to make sure you really want to go. Anyways, they ask the question
Study abroad provides opportunities to learn not only inside the classroom but also outside. How do you plan to maximize the out-of-classroom opportunities? Also, more specifically, how will you learn about and from the environment(s) where you will live and study?
I'm finding it hard to resist writing "drinking myself Irish and wearing a kilt!"

Ugh, I just find these essays so trite. But I have to do them. I just have to keep telling myself you'll be in Galway in 8 months. Oh, and for all the X-Markers out in Scotland: don't be surprised when a beloitpiper shows up at your door for a dram.