VERY sorry about the delay in this post. I know everyone has been waiting on the edge of their seat to hear about my loving sister, Norah and amazing cousin, Laura’s visit to me!
Norah arrived into Dublin airport on February 25th and I met her at the bus station that day. We walked around Dublin with our giant backpacks and talked for a few hours catching up. We mainly rested this first day because of her jetlag. The next day we saw a lot of things that I had already seen the last time I was in Dublin, but it was a gorgeous day so we walked around Dublin for a while. We also went to an archaeology museum which was surprisingly interesting to me. That night we went to a few pubs and met a lot of people, even someone from New Jersey! It was a fun time with the sis, but we were obviously anxiously awaiting Laura the next day.
We met Laura in front of her hotel and hung out for a while exchanging gifts (a.k.a me receiving gifts) that the family had sent over with her. I woke up sick that morning completely congested and stayed in Laura’s hotel room while they saw some museumsand more of Dublin. When they came back, we went out to dinner and had I got a hot whiskey to clear out my sinuses. Afterward, since I felt better, we bar hopped around Temple Bar and made friends with bartenders. It was a lot of fun and we slept comfortably in the king size bed together. The next morning, we got breakfast and I headed back to Cork to begin the dreadful 8 page paper I put off for 2 months.
After not sleeping for 3 days, I handed in my paper and met up with Norah and Laura at a pub in Cork! I was so excited to show them around my new home. After Norah made a delicious meal in my kitchen we went out for the night. They met all of my friends and had a lot of fun. The next day, I shipped them off to the Blarney Stone while I got ready for my birthday celebrations. I was going to be hosting a party in my apartment that night since my birthday was at midnight! I will spare all the relatives the details that made my 21st birthday an epic one and just say it was just what a 21st birthday should have been like…
The gorgeous cousins in my apartment.
The next morning/afternoon, we woke up and Norah left to go back up to Dublin because her flight was the next morning =(. For my actual birthday, we had a lot planned. My friend was hosting a pot luck and then we were off to a Munster Rugby game which was a decent walk from her apartment. It was sooo much fun! I kind of caught onto what was happening in the game but usually just cheered when everyone else did. It was a fun atmosphere and I definitely want to go to another one.
Laura left the next day and I got really sad =( Their visit made me miss home more than I had since I’ve been here. Especially since the West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade was the next week. But I am still loving my life here forrr sureeee! Stayed tuned for more posts veryyy soon =)
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