Hello lads, Just got back from an amazing trip to downtown Dublin as well as Galway. We were able to take a tour to the Burren, Dunghuire Castle, the Ruins, and best of all the cliffs of Moher. They were amazing--probably the coolest thing I have seen in my life. We stayed in hostels in both Galway and Dublin and were able to make several one night friends. These were all people either studying abroad or traveling through Europe alone.
My host family is really cool; I enjoy staying here. They are really big into rugby and sailing. I think we are going to go hiking this weekend as well. They have three kids, two of whom live at home. My school is a 15 minute walk from the house. The school is about 250 kids. One class per grade. I am the only male at the school besides the caretaker. All of the students want to learn about American football. I try to teach it even though it is extremely complicated for them to learn.
A 5 minute walk from my school is Killiney Hill which is a little uphill hike but a great view of the city on one side, and a great view of Killiney Bay on the other. I also live about 5 minutes from Dalkey. We went to an art exhibit there tonight. Dalkey is the home of several famous people such as Bono and Enya. I believe Jerard Butler has a house there as well. It has been awesome so far and I will be back next week with more adventures. I have no way of uploading any of my photos right now on this computer so I will add some later. I have some great ones at the cliff