No...Sleep...'Till...Dublin!

It is currently about 6am Ireland time, which means its only midnight for those of you back in Chi-town, and 1am for my Boston people. This time difference thing is sure to be tough at first. We have just landed in Shannon, Ireland

From the plane at the Shannon Airport before heading to Dublin!

where we have about an hour layover before our final half-hour flight to Dublin!

I’m once again talking with the same girls I met back at Logan airport- Megan (who I already love!- she’s from Texas and attends the University of Texas there), Lindsay (a real sweetie who attends University of Michigan), and Tara (also a BU student), and another girl who’s name I sadly forget, she attends Cornell though so that’s how Megan and I now refer to her. Already we’re discussing what each of us wants to do over the summer- some of us are already planning trips we may take together!

I think the best thing about taking a trip like this is all the new people you get to meet that your world would not otherwise know. I mean we have someone from Texas, Michigan, New York, etc.- and all of us have been brought together because we all chose to spend the summer outside our little boxes of comfort back in the US and instead embark across the Atlantic Ocean for a summer abroad. Truly amazing!

Another shot of the plane.

Megan and I hit it off really well and her, Lindsay, and I especially seem to be in tune on the types of side trips we’d like to take! We’re not sure of our housing situation yet but Megan and I are hoping we can room together!

The flight wasn’t too bad and I think I actually got about two hours of sleep. I had the cutest old Irish man sitting next to me. When he came to take his seat the first thing he did was hold out his hand, and in his thick Irish accent, introduce himself with his full name.

We’re only supposed to be in Shannon for about an hour but while originally we weren’t supposed to be switching planes, we now are so we may be here a bit longer. I’ll just feel better when were in Dublin and settled in our rooms!