July 2, 2016 It has been a busy few days adjusting to the big city, especially after Doolin’s countryside. Saturday was our travel day. We left Doolin at 9:30 am and stopped a few times along the way. The first time we pulled over was on the side of the road so we could look out over Read more about Greetings from Galway![…]
June 30, 2016 It was a special day. The professors bought us brunch. It was very exciting and we had an upper room all to ourselves. After our delicious meal, we had class in the same room and then a group meeting. The tourist center closes at 1 for some reason so we had to Read more about Coolin’ in Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher[…]
June 29, 2016 Our walk to the ferry early this morning was very cloudy. It was not looking like a good day for our day trip to the Aran Islands. The boat ride was very rough – both rough waves and rough like not a good time for some people. We were going across a Read more about Inisheer[…]
Today was a very long, but spectacular day! We left Cork this morning so we had to be packed and ready to go by 8:30. We took an hour and a half bus ride to Killarney National Park and a very short hike to Torc Waterfall. We took a few more stairs up to see Read more about Hello Doolin![…]
Today has been one of my favorite days here so far! We were finally able to complete one of the bus tours I wanted to do! Five of us reserved spots on the Paddy Wagon, which is a huge green leprechaun bus that screams tourist. We chose the Dingle Peninsula tour because that took us Read more about Dingle Peninsula[…]
June 22, 2016 Today wasn’t too eventful so I didn’t want to write a full article about it. We had class until 3 then free until 9 at night. The majority of us took advantage of our first day of not doing anything by staying in and catching up on homework we had due Friday. Read more about Riots, Ruins, and Art?[…]
I got up early and tried to dress accordingly with the mixed forecast. It was supposed to be in the lower 60s (pretty warm, good temperature here), but rain in the afternoon and we were going to be on the water. I met my group outside after eventually settling on a warmer raincoat and a Read more about Last Port of Call[…]
Back to school on Monday is never fun for anyone, but it’s not as bad when you’re in another country and class is mostly a movie and discussion. Today, our class was in one of the UCC classrooms, which looked strangely similar to HHS at JMU. The hallways and classrooms were almost identical it was Read more about Happy Summer Solstice![…]
Today was the first day it rained basically all day. Yesterday it rained in the afternoon, but that was thankfully only on our way back to the apartments. So today was a little harder to dress for even though I expected it when packing. This morning my friend, Rachel, and I went to Church. The Read more about Sunday Spent in Jail[…]
Today’s the day I have been waiting for for years! I finally get to go to the Blarney Castle! It is probably one of the most touristy, cliché things, but you have to do it in Ireland. That and the classic Cliffs of Moher, but don’t worry that’s still a little ways away. Anyway, I Read more about Blarney Castle[…]