Visitors from ENGLAND/SPAIN Part uno!

Hello hello!!! Sooo I know I haven't posted in over two weeks..It has just been a crazy/stressful/busy/fun two weeks!  I am going to probably do a couple posts to catch you all up on everything that has happened.  This first one will include highlights from travels here in Ireland while Connie and her two friends were visiting. The second one will be dedicated to Spain!

Sooo...where to begin?  Connie and her two friends: Kelly (who also goes to St. Norbert) and Alyssa (Originally from Connecticut but goes to school in Florida) got here on Saturday September 18.  It was quite a crazy week leading up to this visit as I was finishing up my pre-semester class lectures.  But, I was very excited to have some visitors!  The day after they got here, we went to the chapel on campus for a beginning of the year mass celebration followed up by a barbeque put on by the Chaplaincy (Campus Ministry sort of).  After that, we went to a pub to watch the All Ireland Gaelic Football Final between Cork and Down!  AND CORK WON!  First time in 20 years!  We ended up going to a pub later on that night and it was pretty crazy around town!  UP THE REBELS!  That's their call? I don't really completely understand it but oh well!  hahaha!

My regular semester classes then started the next day on Monday which was quite hectic.  I sent the girls off on a day trip to Youghal to see the beach and I went to class. It was a long day.  The next couple days were just as hectic and quite difficult to balance my feelings.  It was hard trying to keep everyone happy while also figuring out my classes.  But, I did it and had a great time doing it.  We all hung out with some of my friends here a couple times which was great!

No idea who the lady at the bottom is.

On Tuesday afternoon, I got to take them to Blarney castle as well which was awesome!  

Then, on Wednesday, the three girls and I went on a Paddywagon tour to the Cliffs of Moher!  It was awesome!  We traveled in a large van with about 10-15 other tourists!  haha.  Our tour guide was quite a riot as well.  We got to make some cool stops along the way as well seeing sights such as a castle in Limerick, the Burren, and Poulnabrone (ancient burial tomb).  We were able to walk around at the Cliffs of Moher for around an hour and a half which was great as well.  The weather wasn't too great when we arrived, but it cleared up as we were there which was well let's just say, "INCONCEIVABLE" hahaha...Ill let the pictures do the talking!

Treaty stone at castle in Limerick: haha

In the mist

In the Sun!

Really close to the edge!

Then, on Thursday we headed to the airport around late afternoon...To be continued!

Overall, it was great having them here! Just got a little stressful because I felt like I had to please them all!  Sooo, for any of you future travelers..be careful of when you invite visitors!!