Irish roommates...

The past five days have been an excellent start to this holiday. I arrived safely with Mary on Saturday and Molly met us at the bus station. It was wonderful to see her again and we had a great time catching up into the wee hours of the morning. Brandon arrived very late on Sunday (actually early on Monday) and the next few days just slipped by. We met a surprising number of American students who are studying here in Galway - about 300 through Butler's program - and some really fun Irish students (three of which live with Molly in her flat). It was fun exploring the surrounding area - the rivers, canals, beaches and shops were all quite entertaining. Molly showed us around her University... which they call college here instead... and took us to all of the best restaurants within our price range. We took full advantage of shopping for groceries and made our own lunches and dinners when we could and had plenty of downtime and caught up on some sleep... almost. On Tuesday while Molly was in classes Mary, Brandon and I headed to the Cliffs of Moher which were breathtaking. It was surprising to see such dramatic landscapes in Ireland... I really enjoyed the day out. Last night Molly 'took us out properly' and showed us around some of her favorite clubs and pubs and we met some more of her Irish and American friends who study here. Today we slept in late and Brandon and I are headed to Dublin for the next few days. I hope Molly gets her essays and studying in before her parents arrive in the next week.... It was wonderful to see her and to have some Molly time. There might not be more details on Galway to come, but eventually there will be another post on some adventures of this holiday... maybe from London... or Nice... or Sorrento....

I hope everyone is well - xoxo