Social Life in Ireland

We went zip-lining in Dublin. Photo cred. Hannah Grote :)

Surprisingly enough, our trip here in Ireland is not all work and no play. In fact, we do have quite a bit of time to socialize and have fun. Even though we go to class for fours a day, three days a week, because I am in Ireland, I do not have a job, and I have not had so much free time since my freshman year of college. Now that I have been here for over a month, I have made a bunch of new friends.

We often walk to Spiddal after class with friends as there is not too much to do here at the Park Lodge. We go to Spiddal to grab a bite to eat, or to enjoy a pint or two. Sometimes a group of us will go together right after class to enjoy the walk, the ocean, and some good food.

Me following Michael and Shane to Spiddal

Besides Spiddal, we have enjoyed the social life elsewhere as well, such as in Galway. Galway is a college town and has a lot of similarities to Kearney. Galway is a great place to go to go shopping, find a greater variety of food than the cafes in Spiddal, and of course, enjoy the night-life. We also had a really good time in the pubs in Dublin as well. The hostel we were staying at was actually apart of a "Pub Crawl" which allowed us to go as a group to certain pubs, get discounted drinks, and meet other people from all around the world who were also visiting Dublin.

More than just the social life out in the pubs, we all enjoy each others' company here in the cottages. We hang out with people in other cabins and play card games or watch movies. Just last weekend we threw a surprise birthday party for one of the girls in our group, who has also become a really good friend of mine, Regan Karn.

Regan's surprise birthday party! Photo cred. Regan Karn :)

 Coming to Ireland is one of the best decisions of my life, and it is definitely in part because of the amazing people I have taken this journey with.