Dia duit! (Hello!)
It has been far too long and I am drowning under a pile of posts to share! I cannot believe I have posted so little and here it is March and I have one week left of classes..
So much has happened and I am forever changed by this semester in Ireland. Luckily, so many adventures still to be had!
Back in February I had the privilege of going to the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking region) of Conomara which is very near to Galway for my Irish language course for the weekend. No one in my program was on the trip and it was a wonderful opportunity to meet other NUIG students.. even if they all were Americans like me pathetically attempting to learn this difficult language!
It was one of my favorite weekends ever. The people I stayed with were so kind, the challenge of using a new language was fun, and experiencing such a small Irish community was a blessing. We took classes every day, but we also took a kaylee dancing class which reminded me very much of folk dancing nights at Aldersgate camp.. Afterwards we went to the one pub in the town and requested one of the songs we had learned a dance to called "The Donkey", and the in house band played it! Imagine fifty giddy Americans dancing a traditional dance in this tiny Irish pub surrounded by several local spectators. It was amazing.
Let's just hope some of the Irish stuck! My final is on my 21st birthday, April 11th and my sister will be here for a full week before then.. :/
Slan! (Bye!)
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