Do you remember your first kiss? The first kiss I got yesterday gave me more than just butterflies in my stomach; it bestowed on me the gift of eloquence, or as some call it, the gift of talking your way out of anything. Yes folks, I kissed the Blarney Stone! But, it isn’t as simple as leaning over and kissing a rock; you have to be lowered down the side of the very top of Blarney castle and held on to by someone as you cling for dear life onto the iron rails sticking out of the wall above your head. Terrifying, right? But I did it! I conquered one of the world’s 99 things to do before you die and joined the millions of visitors over the past hundred years who have kissed the stone. The term blarney actually means “clever or flattering” as in a way with one’s…
County Clare
Guess what; there’s a Boston, Ireland! We passed the sign for it when I went on my first excursion today with my study abroad…
Here Comes the Sun
Well, what do you know, the sun does shine in Ireland! It doesn’t happen often, but when it does you had better take advantage…
Exploration
I made it! I am here in Galway, Ireland. The ride from Boston was easy, no hassle at all! Aer Lingus was a great,…