I’m going to have to start by apologizing that I haven’t posted an update in over a month. I have been trying to pull everything together, and I have not found an inspirational topic to discuss. However, I have been quite busy this month. I have written 2 papers, volunteer 40 hours with Conservation Volunteer, read alot of homework, and socialized with friends, both here and back home. It seems, that although I have an easy work load this semester, my time is running away from me too quickly.
I have also been in Belfast for the past month, and haven’t been on any explorations since my travels in London. It has been nice to be able to feel at home in Belfast, and just enjoy day to day life. I did, however, have a wonderful St. Patrick’s day in Dublin. I woke up way to early for the 2 and a half hour bus ride to Dublin, but I was eager with anticipation. The parade itself was pretty strange though. There was no theme to it, and they had some of the strangest floats that would have appeared to come out of a child’s nightmares. For example, they had scary clown puppets, and 20 foot spiders. After the parade, the QUB group found a nice pub playing Irish folk music. We stayed for a while and had an excellent time dancing, singing, and socializing. It ended up being the best St. Patrick’s day EVER!
So, tomorrow, I am off with my friend Jenna (pictured Above) on, what we are calling, EUROTRIP 2010. We have been planning this trip for literally four weeks, and have found it both challenging and rewarding. I will definitely provide more details when I arrive, but for a quick summery, I’m going from Spain, to France, to Italy. We will visit Barcelona, Grenoble, Marseilles, Cinque Terre, Rome, Florence, Venice, and Dublin. I’m looking forward to this opportunity to explore Europe, and I’m super excited. The down side is that I won’t be posting any blogs until I return. So, you’ll have to wait to hear about all the fun I’m having, haha. See you in Mid-April!