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i did not enjoy Cork much, the food was a lot cheaper. The city itself was just so dirty and nasty. I still had fun though. On thursday, we went off on to our overnight trips. I got to go to Cobh (cove), and this place I liked. It was really good for a one night stay. A large natural harbor with islands in the distance, a lot of titanic stuff, and this massive cathedral. It was over 300 ft. tall and was amazing. Took 47 years to build. Had really good seafood too. Then the next day we went to the Jameson Distillery and that was pretty cool too. But the best part in my opinion was on the way there. We stopped at Fota Island, which is a wildlife reserve. Got to pet a ... read more

yeah yeah yeah here's a blog Yesterday, we went to connemora, it's a region with a bunch of different landmarks, the main one being the Kylemore Abbey, but we also saw some bogs and more ruins. There was a funny monument on the way there, I'll post pics instead of describing it. Today was the Cliffs of Moher, a ridiculously high cliff with trails along the side. Takes your breath away through a combination of being up really high, trekking, and the sight we also stop in this little area with a few ancient structures, but there was a gorge and I was able to climb down, up the other side, back down, and some actual rock climbing on a shear cliff (only about 10-15 ft. though), it was fun Tomorrow we will have class, play ... read more

Saturday was the start of our first overnight trip. Me and 9 other students went to Athenry, about a 15 minute train ride from Galway. It was a small town, maybe as big as new roads in population (doubt it) but it is really condensed, everything is within walking distance, more so than in Galway. First thing we did was check in at the B&B, it was nice, had two donkey and Colleen the dog. Then we went to the B&B lady's suggestion to (one of) the local pubs to eat. Best place thus far. I had beef and Guinness casserole, meat could've been cut with my finger, the Guinness gravy was really good, the buttery potatoes, steamed carrots and peas were great. It was a really good lunch. After lunch we went to the local ... read more

Last night we saw a one man play. I thought it was pretty funny, everyone else was only amused by it. Today there is nothing planned so I'll be going back to an pucan tonight. Some people are going to a club, others are coming with me to watch the step dancers tonight at the same pub we went to Monday night as a group. They are jealous that their pub on Monday night was not as amazing as ours. we took a long walk yesterday afternoon and we passed the local football (yes football not soccer) stadium and a few of the grounds crew let us take pictures and yes I was in a few of them. we are about to go in town for a little while and check out a few shops... read more

Arrived this morning ahead of schedule, about 15 minutes early. Stepped off the plane and it was cold. Cold. Will post photos as soon as possible, just waiting at airport for another 15 minutes till our bus gets here at 830 ... read more