The Cliffs of Moher and Much Much More

Hello everyone, I am sorry it has taken me so long to update my blog it doesn't help that the internet in our apartment complex has been very spotty recently. I have been very busy the past week with work and exploring! I have started to really enjoy my job. I am working in health promotion at a loarge hospital in Dublin. We are primarily foucusing on tobacco use and how to help people with nicotine cravings while they are admited to the hospital. I have also had the opportunity to shadow a drug and addictions counsoler. I have really enjoyed my time spent with her, and find what she does very interesting. yesterday I had a very unique experience. A group of travelers or gypsy's came into the hospital, I was able to help with the intake process for the children. It was very eye opening to see how this group of people live and to learn about their culture. The few hours I spent with them proved to be very interesting and I learned a lot.

My roommates and I have also done a lot of exploring this past week. We took a day tour to the Cliffs of Moher, this experiecne was an adventure from the start begining at 5:00am and not ending until 10:00pm. Things did not go as smoothly as expected. two of us (one of the two being me) were told that there was no room of the bus for us because the company had overbooked the trip. As you can imagine this is not what you want to hear at 6am. Evetually everything got worked out and we were all able to go on the trip! Out adventure ended up starting over an hour late, but was enjoyable non the less. It was a very long journey to the cliffs, going down tiny winding roads that a large bus should not be going down. We stopped at the sea side a few times and got to view the beautiful Irish countryside. I don't know if I have ever seen anything more beautiful in my life! Unforunatly it was a very cloudy and foggy day at the cliffs and we were unable to see them. It was crazy how you could watch the fog move in from the sea. Even with all the set backs I still had a great time.

Some of the beautiful countryside on the way home from the Cliffs

This is what we saw of the Cliffs, if you look really closely you can see the outline!

This is a very old abbey that we passed

Jacob's tower is located at the highest point on the cliffs. supposedly if you are there on a clear day you can see for miles.

 

On Sunday a few of us decided that we were going to go on the Hop on Hop off bus tour of downtown Dublin. We had a great time and saw many different things including Trinity College, Christ Church, and the Kilmanham Jail. We went on a guided tour of the old jail, there was so much history, it was very intersting. After the tour we did some shopping, and ate a delicious meal of fish and chips. 

This is the inside of the Jail

Overall it was a great week, and I am looking forward to this weekend. We have more fun adventures planned including a Irish style 4th of July celebration, and a hurling match!

~Lindsey

P.S. This is what the Cliffs of Moher actually look like. Too bad we didn't get to see them