Achill House B&B Cork
Western Road Cork, County Cork, Ireland
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Week 13
... Feels like summer! Sunny and in the 70's, I actually wore shorts today! I attended a lecture by brother Richard that related the hero’s journey in Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Narnia.. .very fascinating! I also had a lovely conversation with the cute old lady who was walking her puppies. Why is everyone so nice here!
Friday: Mom comes today!!!!!!! I got to show her all around campus and the city.
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There's travelers... And there's "travelers"
... when the prisoners were there. Then they added some very life-like mannequins and their stories and it brought us right back to the very eerie times. It was really amazing to see a place like that with so much history. We even got to see a chart that decided their food rations. Bread or porridge and milk were all they got each day, three times per day. Although it was such a creepy place, the building ...
Week 2
... Iona building for some tea and biscuits and lovely conversation. Later that evening we had Sunday dinner at Eddie rockets! (side note: there are lots of doppelgangers such as Eddie Rockets and t.k.maxx) got these amazing sliders and chips. I notice that I’m hungry ALL THE TIME. I’m unsure if it’s because I’m just getting used to the diet or I’m just bored because I’m not stressed over work for once!? This will require some further ...
Directionally Challenged
... wants to get a photo of my standing under my broken umbrella. I pose, she stands there for a while, then she chirps, "You realize someone is standing right next to you," so I look to my right and shriek in shock. Drunk man photo bomb, and my housemate caught the full adventure. He told us about his nice sweater, commented on my umbrella, talked to my housemate, told me I had nice gums (wha?), informed us about a party we should go to, walked us to the pub ...
"The Kind That Swims"
... and "the drink".
We were supposed to go to a Ceili tonight, but when the decision needed to be made it still looked like rain, so we are going to bring the students next week. I walked to check it out anyways and the music was great. I can't wait to learn to Irish dance !!
Today: Much Laughter. Murphy's. Kind Nature of Strangers. Good Music.
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