Marriott Limerick Hotel

i have a strange feeling that i will not be staying on top of this until i get home...i've been crazy busy with school and trying to maintain somewhat of a social life. well anyway, my mom will be here on Friday! i'm so excited, i just can't wait. my aunt and my cousin are coming too and we're going to have so much fun! well time to get more work done so that i'll be able to have fun while they're here! love you all and i'll be home a month from today!

... everyone here automatically thinks we are American until we tell them...then they pull a complete change in attitude. Apparently they arent very fond of Americans...hence the Canada flags all over our bags. We're about ready to tie Canadian flags around our heads! Following the escapade in the hotel dining room, Nic and I decided it was a grand idea to call Harry and let him know we were in Ireland...and everyone else we know! new rule...no drunk dials!<br>

so i haven't updated in a while and i have about 6 entries that i need to post, but i've been super busy with midterms! i miss everyone and this weekend i will hopefully be posting pictures and entries of everything that i did while i was in the UK. i just wanted to let everyone know that i'm ok and just trying to power through all this school work.

... as to Canada, Argentina and Australia. 3 million left from the early 1800's to 1970. It is also the port from which the Titanic and the Lusitania sailed on theri last vogages. <br><br>We ended up in Kinsale, visited an amazing stone fort there (Charles Fort), had dinner and headed for "home". Our only real adventure was getting though Cork on our way home- we literally went in circles under the guidance of the GPS. And thank God we had it or we'd be there still!<br>

... a statement about the robbery. Sure and begorrah Officer Buckley was a most professional and gorgeous Irishman, with a twinkle in his eye, even as he was all business.<br><br>The manager of the resort and head of security also dropped in and were extrememly gratious- compensating us even further with dinner tonight in their 5 star restaurant, and an innkeepers compensation of ...

Well, it's been a few days since I've written in this. So far, classes have started and they are going to be very interesting! My professors don't have very thick accents so it's not too terrible to try and understand them and they all seem pretty relaxed about everything. Not too much else on the school front...but I was asked to play in a softball tournament this weekend in LONDON! I'm a little nervous, but I'm hoping that I'll do ok. It's a coed, slow pitch tournament so it should be ...

... to flag it. Went to Dolans Pub (in the docklands) for dinner and live music/entertainment in the form of a traditional Irish Ceilidh. Apparrently they do a lot of recordings here? The entertainment was a group consisting of five guys-three of the guys were the son of the older guy. Incredibly talented bunch. Played every manner of irish instruments and sang and danced. Would really recomend it. Very real -not fake like some things that are put on for the tourists.

... Partridge, in her essay Wild Men and Wailing Women, connects the tradition with the pagan mythology of the wild man-hero. In the laments which are expressed (always in the Irish language), there are recurring themes which Partridge likens to the aforementioned heroic tales: " The madman takes to the wilderness. " He is naked, hairy, covered with feathers or clothed in rags. " He levitates or performs great leaps. " He is restless and travels great distances. (1980, p.26 ...

(Pictures of St. Patty's Day and the trad festival.) St. Patrick's Day Well, as you know, last (last) Saturday was St. Paddy's Day. Instead of spending the day in good ol' Butte, Montana, I experienced my first Irish holiday on the island itself. My friends and I all had quite a bit of anticipation for the day, but, I'm sad to say, I was disappointed. Not too disappointed, mind you, but ...

... Pub here to kill time before leaving for our welcome dinner. This older man said "Americans" and then gave us his condolences due to 9/11 and then sang us a song. I was touched. How sweet! This man didn't even know us but went so far as to sing a song for us! This country was already special. Our tour started with a city tour of Limerick going past King John's Castle, the Cathedral and then stopped at the STONE where ...