This weekend, I took the opportunity of having no scheduled events to take a trip into Europe, as this summer is my first venture out of North America and so I wanted to get out and see some of the other countries that are nearby. I landed on Paris, for one because the flights from Dublin were fairly cheap and I tend towards frugality when possible, but also because I have wanted to visit France for a long time now and this was the perfect chance to fulfill that goal. I took French for two years in high school, so […]
This final week has been a great way to cap off one of the best summers of my life. I started off in Barcelona, and it finally felt like summer again after spending almost two months in Ireland where the weather is usually cool and cloudy. On the first day, I visited the Sagrada Familia, which was even more stunning in person than I expected. After that, I rented a bike and rode along Barceloneta Beach. The sun, the ocean, and the vibe of the city made it feel like the perfect summer day. The next day was all about […]
With it now being the last week of my experience here in Ireland, I’ve truly got a lot to reflect on. This past week was jam-packed, and there was a lot of cool stuff I was able to do. This weekend, we had a free weekend, and I was able to go to Edinburgh with Nathaniel. The flight was only an hour long, and I hardly remember more than 10 minutes of it as I was asleep for almost the entire flight to Scotland. When we finally arrived, we got settled into our hostel which was immensely better than the […]
As my time in Dublin comes to an end, it’s hard to believe how quickly the past several weeks have gone by. This trip has been an incredible experience, and my final full week here was one of the most memorable yet. On Thursday, Emilia, Lucie, Rayna, Zoe, and I took a trip to Portugal for a long weekend getaway. We stayed in a small town called Tavira, which was beautiful and not overly crowded—a nice change from some of the busier tourist spots nearby. After landing at Faro Airport, we took a 40-minute taxi ride to our hotel, dropped […]