On Friday, January 30, my Ring of Kerry Weekend trip was scheduled to start. There were some Quinnipiac students and then some mixed other schools that came on the trip. We met up down the street from where I am living to catch the bus at 1:50pm. We started our bus ride to get to the Ring of Kerry Hotel where we were staying, which was about three hours away. Our first stop on the bus was two hours in. We stopped at the Crag Caves in Castleisland County Kerr...

We've been trying out new places to eat lately, and have had some really good meals. Before I came, I really wasn't sure what to expect in terms of food, as I had heard the food here used to be on the not so great side. The most actually authentic type Irish dishes I've had are fish and chips and beef stew. More recently, I've eaten twice at the English Market, which is like an indoor farmers market with all fresh vegetables, fruits, desserts, meats, and eggs....

After Kinsale on Wednesday, we had a few days before the weekend to paln something, so we planned a trip to Blarney Castle. Prior to that, we had to go to immigration in order to get our immigration cards. We walked into the city and then a little further into the outskirts to go to the Police Station, which is called Garda, to wait in line for immigration. We waited for almost two hours (a similar experience to the DMV), and I was the very last person to be s...

It's my second week of classes and they have been continuing to go well. They are still a lot different from Quinnipiac, and we get assigned a lot more readings than we do at home. I didn't have class on Wednesday, so I took a bus to Kinsale, a shore town, for the day. I went with two friends, Sarah and Emily. We took the 11:05 bus and the bus ride there was about 35 minutes. The town was right on the water, comparable to Newport. Unfortunately, it actually...

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IRELAND AND THE U.S.: I wanted to keep a running list of differences I have noticed: 1. Tipping at restaurants isn't common- waiters/waitresses are paid differently than they are at home 2. "To Let" means For Rent 3. Eggs are stored on a regular shelf in the grocery store, not in a refrigerated section- they are supposed to be a lot fresher than at home 4. You have to pay for grocery bags at the store- everyone uses reuseable backs- the Ir...