HIYA! We've just finished our first real day in Dublin. I started my day at the most beautiful St. Patrick's Cathedral. Now, as a Catholic I've seen my fair share of churches and cathedrals, but never have I felt emotionally connected to a place. When I walked in this cathedral it was almost as if calm had come over me and my all of my problems were dispersed into the stone monuments. I said my prayers and then Josh (my new found friend from Arkansas) and I lit ...

Of Killarney, new adventures awaited me! First up: The blarney stone. Now, all I knew about the Blarney Stone was that my grandfather once kissed it and then proceeded to break his toe on the stairs down the castle… so I didn't have the highest of hopes to be fair. Blarney castle is outrageously beautiful, with as many creepy dungeons and caverns as possible, and a tiny house for dogs- I was in love. What is truly bizarre though is imagining people living in t...

We have reached Killarney! I wish I could add more than one photo at a time because truly, this is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. There is green for miles and miles and miles. This is our second day here, we arrived last night but I immediately went into town with some other tour mates to explore. I was well too tired from flying to blog, but I'll make up for it today! This has been a whirlwind of a day. First, we went to the Kerry bog village, w...

We've just now stopped for a quick lunch in a town called Adare. The houses and shopping centre in town is incredible! I've added a photo because of the incredible colors. Toto, I'm not in the boring colored town of Smithfield anymore! Jenny, Amanda, Hannah and I just went to a small restaurant for lunch, and although the water was warm and in a pitcher, the best is yet to come. I ordered a chicken salad sandwich, so my small American brain assumed the classi...

I'm skipping the boring parts for now, as I'm sure you all are not much interested in the airplane food and quality of pillow. (Not bad for both to be honest) I'm in IRELAND! I'm also in shock, and just trying to take in all of the lush lanscapes around me. I know they call this the Emerald Isle but W.O.W. I never imagined a place with so much... green. It's lovely and beautiful and although I'm a bit sleepy my excitement level is at least 500% above my normal l...