Greetings from Galway!

The purpose of this blog is to make my experiences abroad last forever; to tell a story. So thanks for reading my story!

Though the journey was long and tiresome, I have finally reached my destination of Galway, Ireland! I left Chicago, Illinois on New Years Eve for Dublin accompanied by two fellow SLU students and travelers -- Molly and Meghan. We had a basic idea of how we were supposed to get to Galway from Dublin. However, we figured that we would probably catch a later bus. By some miracle, we reached the pick-up spot for the Galway express bus just as one was about to leave and so the trek across Ireland continued without falter.

Dublin

When we got to Galway we took two cabs to our student apartments while the cab drivers gave us a rundown of our new campus at the National University of Ireland, Galway. We each settled into our own rooms and the unpacking commenced. After a few hours, we decided to check out the city centre and get a bite to eat. The walk to the city centre crosses over the River Corrib which runs through Galway. Just after we crossed the river, we spotted this interesting building:

So far, so good! The sights have been incredible; the landscape is breathtaking. I cannot wait to explore more of Ireland!