Spring Time In Ireland

Scenes of Dublin

It's so hard to believe that I am down to less then a month left here in Ireland. I really want to make the most out of my last month. One thing that makes it a little difficult to do is that a big portion of this last month will be consumed with finals. I've got one of Wednesday that I've had a really hard time focusing, I don't know where I'm going to find motivation to study from.

This week I got to spend a lot of time in the city center of Dublin which I haven't gotten to do in a while since I've been doing so much traveling. On Monday I saw a production of one of my favorite plays, The Sound of Music at the Grand Canal Theater in Dublin. Then on Saturday I finally got a chance to go to on of the free museums in Dublin. Stephanie and I went to the National Museum of Ireland and were there for a few hours reading about the history of Ireland as well as looking at some antiques. We had gone there specifically to look at this bog body exhibit but we realized about 3 hours into our stay that it was at another museum in Dublin, guess it gives us another excuse to go to another museum.

Today Stephanie, Kadie and I took the train out to Howth, the coastal town that I have been to a couple of times. On Sunday's they do this market where they have a lot of little booths with local food. We enjoyed some crepes which are likely better then any crepe I've ever had in Paris. We also got some great cupcukes as well as tried out many samples. Howth was so pretty, we didn't go up on the cliff like I usually do when I'm there but it was really nice to just sit by the water and look at the water. This country gets even more pretty in the Spring. I hope I get a chance to explore it somewhat during the rest of the time I'm here.

When I got back I got to finally skype with my cousins John. A and Julia! I haven't gotten to talk to them since I left. Their staying with my parents this week it was amazing to get to talk to them again. It made me realize how much I missed them. It makes me ok with the fact that this trip is coming to an end in a few weeks. I just have to find a way to balance finals and enjoying the last weeks.

I'm so lucky to have them <3