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...

On Saturday (January 17), I woke up at 6:30am to catch an earlier bus to head to the Cliffs of Moher (I don't think I've woken up that early since high school). We had a pretty long day on Friday too because of the Cobh trip. We took the bus into City Centre and then walked a little further to catch our bus from Paddywagon Tours. The bus left at 8:20am and we headed out for a long ride out to the Cliffs of Moher. The ride there was about two and a half hours,...

For our day off from classes on Friday, I took a trip to Cobh with Sarah and Gabby. We took the bus from outside our dorms down into City Centre to get the train from the Cork Kent Irish Rail. The train ride into Cobh was about 25 minutes and it was only 8.50 euro round trip. We got to see some of the rolling hills with cows on our ride over. It was such a nice day out and it was really sunny, a perfect day to be by the water. When we got off the train, we j...

My first week of classes has concluded, and actually went by so quickly. My anatomy class doesn't start until after six weeks of classes, so I don't have any classes on Fridays for now. My classes went well for the week. Besides the Irish music and history class, I am also taking Irish Folklore which actually seems like it's going to be really interesting. It goes into detail about the mythological world and superstitions, and how the Irish are still very sup...

On Sunday, January 11, our whole QU group had a plan to go visit the Cork County Gaol, the Jail. I woke up earlier that morning to walk over to UCC to try to find some of my classes. Most of them aren't too far of a walk, 25 minutes at the most, which is a lot different from Quinnipiac. After touring, we were all supposed to meet at Mardyke Arena, the gym, so we grabbed a snack before heading off to see the jail. It was a little bit of a walk to get there, an...