View of Dublin Bay from the southern side of Howth! Just northeast of the center of Dublin, there sits an ultra-wealthy yet publicly accessible community called Howth. I decided to visit with some friends one day after getting suggestions from my homestay family along with having the excuse to […]
Heuston Train Station in Dublin: A gateway to Galway! I woke up at the crack of dawn to the smell of slightly warmer-than-normal Irish air. Today was the day I was heading to Galway for a two-night stay, planned and organized by the Study Abroad program. The clock read 6:15am, […]
Although my first day in this new land yielded little sleep, the third day of my travels thankfully granted me some rest during the night. I remember waking up that next morning to the sounds of children playing in the Irish working-class neighborhood known as Ballymun. There was a beautiful […]
The plane touched down at exactly 9am Dublin time. Upon leaving the gate, the cool Irish air complimented the sight of green fields and virgin mountains. Just hours before, I was anxiously awaiting my arrival in a new land that I would call home for three months. A few months […]