July 19, 2016 Solely because it was the last full day and not at all on my final due in a couple of hours I woke up early to seize the day. Unfortunately the Finals bad luck followed me to Ireland. It is a known fact that whatever can and will go wrong during finals Read more about Final Days[…]
Today was our last day of class. For our travel writing class we had our final travel writing piece that we read aloud to everyone. These were my favorite classes because I could hear what stood out to everyone else and see what’s important to them. Our class lasted 2 hours and then we got Read more about A Gael and A Guinness[…]
Today was quite the adventure! We walked to the train station to hop on a bus so we could get on a different train and then catch a shuttle to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains. Our van driver’s name was Mick and he was awesome!! He told us about the area and the best trails Read more about Glendalough[…]
We left Galway for Dublin at 9 am on Saturday morning. About an hour and a half into the drive we stopped to visit Clonmacnoise. We watched a short documentary on the site then grabbed a snack/late breakfast courtesy of the program. The cemetery was really cool to go through because it carried some of Read more about Off to Dublin[…]
July 11, 2016 Monday we had class in the morning, then a lunch break, and then another class. We came back to the apartment to work for a little bit before going to meet our group for dinner. McDonagh’s supposedly has the best fish and chips in Galway and Tom has been talking it up Read more about Goodbye Galway[…]
Today we hiked Croagh Patrick. My pilgrimage included climbing the vertical, rocky mountain barefoot. Now if you want to see how far you can push your mind and body then make the pilgrimage barefoot. This was probably the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I have ever done. It is a huge mental game. Much bigger Read more about Croagh Patrick[…]
After the exhausting outing to Connemara yesterday, we all wanted to sleep in a bit. I woke up and got some laundry done (finally) and worked on some writing. By the time I was finished with everything, Tatum and Ryan were also ready so we made our way to the market that’s only open Friday-Sundays. Read more about That’s a Wrap[…]
Saturday was another almost completely free day, so I wanted to take full advantage. I planned a trip for the 5 of us for Connemara and Cong. Because we had so much fun on the Paddy Wagon we went on in Cork, I looked for another bus tour so we could see as much as Read more about Connemara and Cong[…]
July 6, 2016 This morning we had one of our classes to discuss the opening film we watched the previous night. We talked about our experiences and how we felt now that we are passing the halfway point (already?? I know!!) Finally, we talked about our final projects. We’ll be meeting individually with our professors Read more about Movies, Salthill, and More Movies[…]
Tuesday July 5, 2016 Tuesday was the opening night for the Galway Film Fleadh (pronounced Fla, means Festival). In the afternoon we had class to go over some of our writing pieces. Because it was Fourth of July and we were all too full after our group dinner the previous night, the professors bought us Read more about Opening Night[…]