Top of the mornin to ya! I have made it safe and sound to Ireland. I a six hour plane ride from JFK airport in NY to Dublin International Airport. The flight went smoothly and I was able to catch some zzz's. While descending down we were able to get a spectacular birdseye view of the Ireland's coast and countryside!
After we landed I took a bus called the Aircoach to a hotel where my host mom Nola picked me up. It was weird having the sitting in the passenger's seat on the left hand side and watching her drive on the left hand side. From the hotel it took about ten minutes to get to her house in a town called Killiney. They have a nice home right on the corner of a pretty busy street. I am grateful to have my own room. It is small with a pink interior.
Only her 11yr. old daughter, Anna, was home when we arrived. We picked her up and the three of us went into town to run errands. There we did some clothes shopping, went to the bank, 2 Euro store (like our Dollar Store), grocery store, and had a cup of coffee. It was a day that almost everyone has spent with their own mother. We went back home to have dinner and there I was able to meet the rest of the family. My host dad is John and my other two host sister's are Emma, 14 years old, and Laura, 17 years old. For dinner we had lasagna, baked potatoes, and veggies. It was a good, but very filling meal.
The next morning I woke up at 9:00am (MN time 3am) and left the house by 10am. I met up with another student teacher named Alicia. She is from Iowa and staying with Nola's sister. We hopped on the bus (sat on the 2nd level!) and rode into Dublin. In Dublin we walked around for awhile and I was able to start learning my landmarks. We stopped in the vistors office and I was able to pick up some maps and brochures.
Then we went on to go visit a famous library called Chester Beatty Library. It was really neat because we were able to see books published from the 1500s! One of the books I saw was an atlas and it was so interesting to see what people thought the world looked like back then. No USA :( After the library we met up with two other student teachers from North Carolina (Heather and Erica). The four of us then went to buy passes to tour Dublin Castle. I found this castle really interesting because some of its rooms are still used for goverment meetings!
After the castle Alicia and I went to resturaunt called Lemons. This place was famous for its crepes and waffles. I had the American Dream Waffle :) Once we finished dinner we took the bus back home. That night Alica and her host parents, Diane and Steve, actually came over to my house to watch the X Factor. A very popular show, just like American Idol. Apparently it is a show you do not miss! ha ha
Tomorrow I am looking forward to going to church with my family and then hopefully going to Einniskerry with Alicia to find where my school is!
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