Athens, Ireland and home!!

The ferry arrived in the morning at 8am after a night of sleeping in chairs and Andy on the ship floor. We thought we had about 9 hours to kill in Athens when we later found out it was actually more like 12 hours…our flight didn’t leave till 1030pm. We wandered around….a lot. We went to Acropolis and saw the ruins.

It was all very interesting to see, but it was a super hot day outside and we were extremely tired. For lunch w had some bad gyros (which was a sad way to end our greek food experience). The rest of the day we walked around, shopped around, saw some more ruins and flew out around 10:30. Andy scored a free sandwhich on the plane and we got into Dublin at 2am. We spent that night in a 16 bed hostal. I think we woke the whole room up when we came in and set up our beds.
In the morning we took a 5 hour busride to Cork, the city that Andy is studying in. Cork was a gorgeous city although a little cloudy and rainy.

Andy and most of the people in his group had finals that week so they were studying and taking tests while I was there. Although I couldn’t really hang out with them too much during the day, Andy was able to show me around his campus and we were able to go out at night. Andy took me to his favorite pub across the river and bought me a beer called the “Blarney Blonde!”

The next day Andy had two finals so I went for a run around Cork. It was a great way to see things and it was a beautiful morning with good weather! After Andy finished his tests we went and got ice cream and mini donuts at this new place near his apartment. That night we went to a club in Cork and I had my first Guinness. It was really fun seeing what Andy’s study abroad experience was like and meeting everyone in his group! I left super early the next morning on a plane from Cork to Dublin and then Dublin to Madrid.

When I got back to Segovia there was a huge full rainbow behind the aqueduct. It was so beautiful and a perfect way to come back to Segovia.
The next day I spent with my host family. We went for a walk around the city because it was gorgeous weather. We made our way to Carmiña’s house and had lunch with some of the family. After that we sat on an outside terrace and got coffee and met Dani to say goodbye to her. That night we watched the pursuit of happiness in Spanish and I stayed up super late packing.
It was a pretty long day of traveling but when I arrived in Minnesota some of my roommates from St. Ben’s were there as a surprise to welcome me home!! I cannot believe it has been 4 months, but I am so excited to be back. I had the most amazing experience and these memories will last a lifetime! ☺