This past week was my last week in Ireland. Tomorrow I am headed back the US. On Thursday Rachel and I were mobbed by all 4th through 6th class students. After being mobbed we had to sprint across the town square because the bus had arrived. That is one way to make an exit.
Friday, Rachel and I headed up toward the GAA museum and Croke Park, but unfortunately it was closed due to the big rugby match the next day. So we decided to go back to Christ Church and actually go inside of it. It was a an interesting church, one wall was leaning very badly and the church had a crypt.
We also decided to go see the Book of Kells; this was a very interesting sight but there were absolutely no pictures allowed. Later on we met Kathleen and went to see Oscar Wilde's house, as well as, a statue of him in Merrion Park. We then met up with Rebecca and headed to the Temple Bar area for some dinner. We ate at a pub called Gogarty's.
The next day we all met up over at my host families house to watch the big rugby match. The match was a semifinal between Munster and Leinster for the Heineken Cup. The game was played at Croke Park in front of a crowd of more than 82,000, which set a world record for a club match. Leinster won 25-6.
I did not do much on Sunday but today Rachel and I went to Glendalough. The tour was a lot of fun except for the chatty tour guide. She talked the entire time we were on the bus. The weather was not great today but it was still worth it. When we got back to the bus from seeing Glendalough our tour guide greeted us with a nice, welcomed drink.
I have enjoyed every minute being here in Ireland, but I am ready to come back home, it will be nice to be back in the US. My host family has been friendly, kind, and very hospitable, something I will not forget. I hope all of you have enjoyed traveling along beside me.
