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Adventure Time in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher
If you’ve had the chance to read my latest blog, you will know that we recently went on a tour to Connemara and Cong through the Galway Tour Company. Well, a few days after our adventure, we decided to go on one more tour, this time through the Burren and Cliffs of Moher (which is […]
Finding Wonder in The Wild Atlantic Way
Warning – by reading this blog post, you may be hit with a travel bug so strong you may just have to visit yourself 🙂 Picture small country roads winding through the greenest fields you’ve ever seen, with stone cottages and fluffy mountain sheep dotting the countryside. Connemara, in County Galway, has been described a […]
Remembering Grandpa Tony, and Reflecting on Death
On the morning of July 2nd, 2020, after waking up to a text from my dad that my mom’s father, my beloved Grandpa Tony, had passed from life on the evening of his 59th anniversary, I began to write down my thoughts. I felt a strange peace at the time; although I was incredibly sorrowful […]
Quirk(e)s of Ireland
Ireland undoubtedly has a lot of quirks. Besides Seamus Quirke Road that displays my last name for all to see, there are things that make me tilt my head and wonder “what in the world is that all about??”. It has been a special experience being in a new country and learning more about the […]
Returning Home
As green fields stream past dotted with stone structures, sheep, and the occasional grazing, brilliantly white horse, I feel the strangest sense about returning to this land, stronger than I’ve ever felt here before. Home. The word seems to ring in my brain. I have actually missed this place, with its little quirks and characteristic […]
Soul Shape
It is difficult to process this past year. It was full and beautiful, painful and unexpected. All I know is I am so happy to be back home. I am at peace in the sunshine, in my garden, with my family, in the place where I ‘feel the most belonging’. When we first arrived home, […]
Daisy Confetti
I have been thinking alot about my favorite things I have discovered here in Galway over the span of this school year. When everything feels hard and new like this year has felt, it is easy to forget that there are good things here, things that I love and will likely miss once I leave […]
Pivot!
Last year before moving to Ireland I bought a shirt with the word “pivot” on it. It had a picture of my favorite TV sitcom, Friends, from an iconic scene when they were attempting to move a couch up the narrow stairs of their apartment complex. One of the characters, Ross, yelled, “Pivot!” multiple times […]
Post #1
This year living abroad has been… quite something. Even though I’ve desired to share it with you, I’ve had difficulty bringing myself to write anything about it. Between my incredibly busy master’s program, applying for jobs, shopping at least twice a week without a car, planning trips around Europe, building up my running mileage again […]