So I'm just sitting around right now and waiting for the Badger Football tickets to go on sale, and I figured this would be a good time to catch everyone up with what I've been doing. It has almost been a week since I wrote last, so there is a lot to tell.
Last Thursday I was wandering around town and stumbled upon a park, and there was a giant street festival going on; it was the street performance world championship. I got to see some crazy stuff. I saw a girl, who was extremely flexible, and crammed her whole body inside of a small glass box. I saw a few comedy acts and a couple mimes put on a really good show. Sadly I forgot my camera so I wasn't able to get any pictures....my bad. Later that night I met up with a few of my friends and we went to go see a DJ at a club, which was awesome. The kid I met was able to get me backstage and into the VIP room, so it was not too shabby at all.
Friday I left for Galway. After a four hour bus ride, it felt great to stretch my legs. As soon as I walked off the bus I instantly fell in love with the city. There was just some vibe the city gave off that made me never want to leave. Everyone was extremely relaxed, and generally happy and courteous. With the city being right next to the harbor, the fish they served there was delicious; expensive, but delicious. After I got some food and finished exploring the city, which is probably a tenth of the size of Dublin, I headed back to my hostel to try and meet some people. I met some cool kids from California and England and just partied with them the rest of the night.
After I woke up on Saturday morning it was difficult trying to decide what I wanted to do. I had the option of dropping 30 euros to see the Cliffs of Moher, or just spend the day relaxing. I chose to relax and lay out by the harbor all day and spend that 30 euros for something for me instead. It was a super relaxing day. I fell asleep for awhile by the harbor (now I have a really bad farmers tan) and read for a couple hours. So it was just a really excellent and relaxing day. Saturday night I had to go to a different hostel and met some more kids from England and Germany and just hung out with them the rest of the night. So, overall, it was an awesome weekend.
I got back to Dublin yesterday around 2, and went back to the Street Performance World Championship, this time with my camera. The only problem was that it was so crowded I couldn't get a solid picture of any cool acts because there were too many people in my way.
I uploaded some new photos, but I had to use a new Web site because Flickr wouldn't allow me to post any more pictures this month because I used up all my space. So the new links are: http://www3.snapfish.ie/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=747613010/a=894279010_894279010/ and
http://www3.snapfish.ie/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=747602010/a=894279010_894279010/
Hope everyone enjoys.
So I decided that I am going to have to come home sooner than expected. I cannot find a job at all here and I am losing a lot of money that I need. Without risking the chances of losing the rest of my money, and not having enough cash to come back home or having an apartment to live in, I decided my safest bet is to come back home with the little money I have left and work at my old job to make some money this summer so I am not in complete debt when school starts.
The economy is really bad over here; like really, really bad. But even though I couldn't find a job at all, I'm still looking at this trip as an overwhelming success. I was able to adapt to a new environment; I was able to do things by myself that I though I never could; and I will always be able to remember the 5 weeks I spent in Dublin. With the money I have left, I am using that to travel around Ireland for the last week and half I'm here and do as many things I can. Tomorrow or Wednesday I am headed to Cork for a few days to check out the sites there. I've heard a lot of good things.
I will be headed back to the states on June 30th. Thank you to everyone that has giving me so much love and support while I was over here. I took a giant risk and entered a country that is having one of the worst recessions in the world. But I would not change a thing I did. I've had a blast while I was here, and even though some times were tougher than others, if I had the option to do this all over again knowing what the outcome would be, I would do it at a drop of a hat.
Thanks again for everyone's support, and I will keep everyone posted when I'm headed to Cork and let you know how that it is :)
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