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Its the end of the road as we know it.....
Published: January 24th 2006Europe » Ireland » County Cork » Cork
January 12th 2006
Hello! Only 2 weeks and 5 days till the Big departure (Amanda's and Yvonne's second last Thursday ever in Siemens - well for a while anyway!) We will be starting this blog properly when we leave and there is actually something to write about but for now we just wanted to share with ye our route ( I can tell ye are dying with anticipation!) I hope that the link below will bring ye to it. However being a wee bit technologically challenged I can't guarantee that it will work at all! http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_AJ.html... read more
January 10th 2006
Hello Everyone! I have taken inspiration from a friend of mine and finally decided to join one of these website things which will allow me to show some of our photos with a little less hassle. I hope you all have had a good festive season and are now tucked safely back at work counting down the days until Easter allows us another rest. for those of you in more sunny areas of the globe I hope you are making the most of it! Its pretty miserable and dark here in Dublin at the moment but atleast its warmer than Switzerland. Christmas and New Year was spent in Switzerland with a few days in Paris before flying home to Ireland. Switzerland was a really great place and we managed to see a good bit of snow ... read more
January 10th 2006
Well I said I'd talk about school in this entry, but i haven't actually had a class yet, so there's really nothing to say! Two of my classes don't start for two weeks, I tried to go to one yesterday but it was just an info session that i'd already been to, so i left, and I think i have at least one class tomorrow, so we'll see about that. None of the classes meet for more than two hours a week. Thats right. two hours. But moving on to more exciting things... We decided with our Beloit girls downstairs that we're going to the Aran Islands this weekend-they're supposed to be really fabulous. And i think our roommate Ruairigh will come too, so that will make it him, me, Alex, Erin, Sally, and Lee. They ... read more
January 8th 2006
It is with absolute brokenness that I send this message to friends and family everywhere. I sit here thinking of just where I should start...to tell you about my life, week, HA! Last few days...these are not going to be sweet harmonious words that make the heart full of joy. Tearfully I must tell you just who and what I have become. Recently, while in Andorra the Lord taught me an incredible amount about relationships with men and with God. He drew me to Him, even though I did not deserve to be drawn in, even though I did not change my actions and thoughts, the Lord drew me to Him. However, for a reason I am still trying to get rid of, I pushed Him away. You see, being in Ireland and so far away ... read more
January 8th 2006
1 Peter 3:10-12 10. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 11. Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 12. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1 Peter 4:1-7 1. Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; 2. That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3. ... read more
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January 7th 2006
First off I will say it again that Ireland really is a beautiful country. After embarking on our 3 hour bus trip from Dublin we arrived in Waterford to spend a few days with the Taylors (Keith's family). And what a top family they are!! Mam & Dad (Agnes & Joe), Nial, Clifford, Anthony & Suzie, oh and Karl (not technically family but close enough) made sure we had an awesome time and I think we have come back 5 kilos heavier from all the food. We had such a great time and you couldn't meet a nicer family. Well being a Saturday night when we arrived we went on a local pub crawl in Dunmore East visiting Aggy's (a pub literally 5 metres away from the house, which used to be owned by an old ... read more
January 6th 2006
Well, getting here was maybe the most tiring experience of my life, but after 12 hours on 3 different airplanes with 6 and a half total hours of layover, losing 6 hours in the process, three hours of sleep, four hours on a bus sitting next to a wasted Polish guy, dragging 70lbs of luggage two blocks to get a taxi and then up a staircase, i FINALLY made it, fairly unharmed from the process. When I touched down in Dublin airport, it was beautifully sunny. It was really incredible and really green. Like neon, practically. The grass here is very bright and it partially makes up for the cloudy skies. I am rooming with a girl from Beloit who I met up with at the airport, (we didn't know we were rooming together) and ... read more
January 4th 2006
After a bloody appaling flight from Edinburgh (I really just don't want to talk about it), we landed in Dublin and started the Irish leg of our journey. The second day of our sojourn in Dublin (the first was a huge sleep) was very eventful. After a big Irish breakfast, Jacki and I decided to hit the Guinness Storehouse at St James' Gate. The storehouse itself was really cool and we spent hours in there, culminating in our visit to the training bar, where you get to pour your own pint of Guinness. I went first, and after pouring a really good one (the heart I tried to draw on top looked more like a squiggle or a kidney bean than anything else) recieved a certificate for pouring the perfect pint. Jacki went next, feeling rather ... read more
January 4th 2006
Oh so MUCH to say my dears!!! How was your Christmas and New Year? Did you have a wonderful time with family and just happy moments? Oh you will be so overjoyed to hear that I was blessed with a digital camera from my brothers...Praise the Lord and THANK you Randy and Sean!! hehe, now my photo albums will just expand to something crazy huge. Christmas in New York was: Horrid. yes. Unfortunately, my grandma is not too happy with my decision of living in Ireland, not going to school, and not having the best paying job in America.... I understand where she is coming from in this area. However, to pummel me with it over the Christmas holidays was quite heart - wrenching, plus she pounded on my Mum for all kinds of pointless stuff. ... read more
December 26th 2005
On Christmas day we went to my auntie Bernie's for dinner. Granny Murphy was there too. We stuffed ourselves silly, pulled crackers, read the silly jokes, played games and watched the soaps on tv whilst toasting by the fire. Today, Stephen's Day, Larry's (uncle) came up to our house for another Christmas dinner! And it was all repeated again!... read more
