This weekend I went to Barcelona and met my friends there! They are also studying abroad, but we were able to find a weekend that worked for all of us to meet up. While planning …
Galway
Walking Around
This semester I have had a lot of free time to explore Galway! My favorite way to enjoy the city is to walk around without a plan and see what I find. Whenever I can, …
14 Days, 6 First Impressions
It has been two weeks since I arrived in Galway, here are a couple of my first impressions. Galway City Galway city is super cute. My main adventures in the city have taken me around …
So, Are You Excited for Ireland?
“So, are you excited for Ireland?” I think I have heard that phrase just a couple of times in the last few months. And the answer is, of course, yes. I have to say though, …
Snow Falls on Éire
In Wisconsin, we are well acquainted with the snow. However, in Ireland, snow isn’t a big part of life in the winter. The area around the west of Ireland sees less then ten days of …
A Weekend in Northern Ireland
When you travel, you can’t always expect things to go as planned, and that was my weekend in the north, or at least the last day of it. But, I am getting ahead of myself. …
A Weekend Adventure
The best part of being a history and archaeology buff in Ireland, is the opportunity to explore its past through the landscape. One weekend, my housemates, my sister, and I jumped in a car and …
New School, New Challenges
Here I am, the start of a new schoolyear… and a new school. Finding your way in a new place can be riveting if not a little terrifying. The first week in Galway, I found …
Summer Adventures: Part III
On a very rainy day my last few days on Achill Island, my mom and sister met me at my little home on the edge of the world. They were tired, but had the same …
Summer Adventures: Part I
I cannot believe that I am just days away from my first day of school at NUI-Galway. It seems to have snuck up on me with all I had going on this summer. I finished …