Kate (Ireland): The walking bus

Walking Bus: a term used by Irish kids to indicate walking in groups for safety (as if Galway is dangerous).

So, due to my OCD-esque need for continuity, I've been peer-pressured into writing like a grown-up the way all of you are doing (I usually never capitalize anything, etc).

I'm always confused when the weekend rolls around because most days here feel like a weekend.

Last weekend I went to Dublin and stayed with Agnotti, who is doing a theater program. Dublin basically took my breath away. After a month of chilled out, small-scale Galway, I stepped off the bus in the middle of Dublin rush hour and was completely overwhelmed. There were people everywhere and amazing buildings, statues, huge double-decker buses, markets, stores..Fantastic. Agnotti lives on the south side of the city in a neighborhood called Ranelagh (ranna-lahhhh). The first night, we hung out with Agnotti's hilarious theater friends and went out to a great pub in the Trinity College neighborhood. The next day, we wandered around the city, took a long walk and explored the north side away from all the tourists. Pictures on facebook. That night was spent cooking an amazing dinner, talking and laughing and drinking 2 Euro wine from Aldi, and going out to bars in the Temple Bar (trendy, cool, artsy..) neighborhood. We tore up some dance floors, drank Absinthe, and talked to absolutely everyone. Met tons of crazies and had a phenomenal time. After about 2 hours of sleep, I drunkenly walked back to the touristy area and bus-ed back to the west coast.

I like having random adventures with my friends here. This week:
--I sat in the harbor with Jenna and Jerad, drinking tea and watching the sunset
--Got followed home by a dog
--Hung out after hours VIP-style with Polly and Eoin who work at a nightclub
--Woke up from a nap because my crazy neighbor Alex set off the fire alarm while he was making puppy chow
--Got told my a 19 year old irish boy that I was proof that God exists
--Recorded my first radio show at NUIG Flirt FM!!!
--Last but not least, saw THE ZOMBIES live...absolutely incredible.

More to come. I miss you darlings.