Lizzy77

Hello! Today was the last day here. We had a brief lecture with Dr. Meehan this morning. That was fun! It was more of a discussion. We told her about things we saw and asked questions about different things. Dr. Meehan was my favorite lecturer. After the lecture we went to Carroll's for souvenirs and then went to eat lunch. After lunch we came back to the hostel and hung out downstairs for a little bit. We got Claire addicted to Candy Crush! Then I went upstairs and watched a movie. After that it was time to go to our farewell dinner. We had a great time at dinner. We talked about the trip and what we are looking forward to when we get home! After dinner we came back to the hostel and said goodbye ... read more

Hi! Today was a free day, so I took full advantage. Last night I didn't feel well so I went to bed early. I slept in late and then got ready. I hung out downstairs for a little while before other people came down. I still did not feel well so Claire told me to rest today. I went back upstairs and got back into bed. I slept for a little while and then I talked with Brooke and Brooke when they came back from lunch. I did not leave the hostel until Claire came and asked me if I wanted to go with her to get dinner. We went to the store and got stuff to make hamburgers and brussels sprouts. We came back to the hostel, fixed dinner and hung out with other people. ... read more

Hi! Today we left Belfast and came back to Dublin. On our way we stopped at an archeological site and saw a mound, Knowth. That was pretty cool. The mound was really big and was used as a pagan burial site. We got to go a little way inside and on top of it. That was neat. The view from the top was beautiful! I really enjoyed my time at Knowth. After that we headed for Dublin. When we got to Dublin we rested and got ready for dinner. Tonight was Ashley's last night so we all went out to dinner. We had a good time at dinner. We talked about our favorite parts of the trip. After dinner a group of us went to get gelato. I tried it for the first time and I ... read more

Hello again! Today we are in Belfast. We took a taxi tour of the city. We went to a Protestant neighborhood, the Peace Wall, and a Catholic neighborhood. While we were in the Protestant neighborhood we saw several murals. They were really cool. One mural had a picture of a man in a ski mask holding a gun. The cool part was that the gun pointed at you no matter where you were. That was my favorite part of that neighborhood. Then we went to the peace wall. The peace wall is an actual wall that divides the Protestants and Catholics. Many people have written on the wall and I joined them. That was pretty cool. I enjoyed seeing the peace wall and reading some of the comments on the wall. After the Peace Wall we ... read more

Hello again! Today we left our hostel in Donegal and came to Derry or Londonderry. On the ride to Derry I had an interesting conversation with Claire and Alicia. I learn a lot when I talk to Claire. We always have interesting conversations. Once we got here we met up with our tour guide, Adrian, at our Bed and Breakfast. He took us on a bus/walking tour of the city of Derry. He did a wonderful job! Derry is a very interesting place. There are many historic events that took place here. I am lucky to be able to have this experience! We took the bus around the outskirts of town so we could see more. Our tour guide was telling us about the history and the struggles of the city. He told us about the ... read more