I went to a little get together with the drama group to celebrate their class being completed. My fellow instructor and I were serenaded and I was presented with a box of chocolates. It was very sweet. Then I went with said instructor to a music gig of some friends of hers from Portland. It was a very typical Portland band of klezmer/folk like musicians and the proceeds went to benefit a Dublin cycling group. Totally hippie but still fun.
Sunday I went on an adventure to the West. I did a family run tour that started in an area known as The Burren that is composed of vast landscapes of limestone and old rock walls that were built during English rule. The tour started on their farm were I got to bottle feed a lamb and stuck my hand in a calf's mouth. The farmer told me to do it. It was a bit slobbery but too adorable not too pass up.
Then we hiked around the farmland which backs into The Burren and took in the great views. Afterwards we had coffee and cake before heading onto the bus. Then we drove through County Clare making our way to the key destination of the Cliffs of Moher, one of Ireland's most famous landscapes. I have seen photos of the cliffs for years now and have always wanted to go so naturally I was quite excited. The bus driver pleasantly announced that the winding road we would have to take was often referred to as "the corkscrew", needless to say there were a lot of sharp turns on a very narrow road. (U.S. Highway 1, anybody?) I am glad that I managed not to get carsick. As cliche as it may sound, when we finally got to the cliffs, it was truly breathtaking. There is something very majestic about the large, imposing cliffs with waves crashing beneath. There is also something very daunting about standing at the edge of a country with nothing but the Atlantic surrounding.
After the cliffs we went to the small fishing town of Doolin and had lunch at a pub. I had a delicious seafood chowder. Then we drove up along the coast making our way to Galway where we had an hour to take in the city. I made friends with a Canadian girl who is also living in Dublin so we grabbed a pint. After a very long day (we left around 7:30am) we made it back to Dublin. There had been a big football(soccer) match earlier in the day between Ireland and Scotland (Ireland won!) and so there were Scottish men clad in kilts walking all over the city. The Canadian and I decided to join in the post game revelry and had a great time! Who knew I would learn to love sports so much?
Tuesday I got back to my life as an intern and sent off more grant applications! Next week were are doing a performance in partnership with UNICEF and I will be doing the lighting for the show.
Then I had a Hamlet rehearsal, which seems to be going well, though we still have a lot to do before we open 4 weeks from now!
Oh, and you may have noticed that I changed the layout, just thought I needed to try something different. I have also started adding photos! Unless otherwise noted they are all taken by yours truly. I added some to older posts so check them out.
Till next time!
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