Oh, The Places You Will Go

I know I haven't updated this thing in a while...I've been occupied, to say the least.

I cannot believe it is already mid November. It seems like yesterday I was in Dublin for my study abroad orientation. And now I have less than 2 weeks of classes left. Who would have guessed that? Not me.

I have officially become a world traveler, which is something I would NEVER have guessed (if you know me and my fear of planes, you understand). The last weekend in October I went over to Scotland to visit my friend Erica, who goes to St. Andrew's (like an hour from Edinburgh). It was really nice to go hang out with someone familiar; I do not even get to see her that much when we are in the States, so getting to see her in Scotland was awesome. Her apartment is HUGE (2 floors!!) and her two flatmates are hilarious and really nice. She seems so happy there, which I think is really cool, because I really do not think I could actually transfer to NUIG, even though I love Galway. I just can't imagine being this far away from home for so long. But she is having a great time. And Edinburgh was SUCH a cool city. I only spent part of one day there, but it was amazing. It is built very high up for defense purposes, and the views of all the gothic architecture are amazing. So, so cool. But the pound still sucks no matter what.

This past weekend I went to Barcelona with my roommate and our other friend. It was amazing. I definitely want to live there at some point. Of course the weather was beautiful (compared to Ireland's how could it not be?), the people were friendly, and the atmosphere was awesome. I loved it. My Spanish was a little rusty, but we all got by. I just loved the whole feel of the city, and being RIGHT on the ocean was amazing.

It has been so nice to get the opportunity to travel. In a couple of weeks I am going to Prague and Vienna. And then...the States! I can't wait to be home.

Speaking of which, I should go make some phone calls back to the home country. Gotta love a 6 hour time difference...