Hello everyone! After a long wait I am finally in Ireland! I've met my whole group and they seem pretty cool. There are three guys and nine girls so there is a definite ratio difference. Right now I am at the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in Co. Wicklow. The first day we pretty much recuperated from our trips and met each other. It was unusually sunny and bright, but today, Wednesday the 27th, it has been quite foggy and rainy all day.
As for meals they are good, kind of small and nothing that is traditionally Irish so far. I was given a cake, a card, a small glass of whiskey and was sang "happy birthday" to at dinner which was unexpected, but welcomed. There aren't any pubs (or anything else) by us since we're high up in the barren and bramble-filled mountains, but tomorrow, Thursday the 28th, we're going a field trip to the town down the mountain and on Friday night we're driving down to the same town to go to a pub.
We went for a hike yesterday up the mountain and today I went for a very windy run on the same road. The view is amazing up here and I'll be sure to share some pictures as well as my videos with you all.
The first video is being loaded to YouTube currently so the next three posts should be video posts, but won't have very much written commentary with them.
UPDATE: Upload speed is slow so the video may take a while to publish.
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ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you got to drink some whiskey on your birthday!!!!
Where exactly is Wicklow in relation to Dublin?
It is soooo boring here...I am very jealous!
You probably should've thought ahead and grabbed some whiskey drink in the airport on the way in...they probably even had a duty free shop. Nothing like meeting people for the first time and sharing a few (too many) drinks together. I feel its a good way to shift through the bs. Anyways, I hope you had a great birthday, we'll hit up Dickson when you get back. Looking forward to the video posts, maybe you'll become an internet celebrity, I suggest doing something pretty odd. America Update: Kentucky was ranked number 1 (KU #2) for about a day and a half before they got beat, obviously because they suck... therefore KU should be number 1 in the next pole (oh and we just beat Mizzou like an old yard dog Monday night!)...I'll try to keep you updated on all things American, like the Superbowl, Cheeseburgers, and Jerry Springer re-runs.
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