Hiking in Ballydehob

As I write this, I am sitting in a cafe in Strasbourg in France. I have been on the go for three weeks now, and this is the first legitimate moment to breathe I have had, and I am happy to use some of it to be writing again! On this day in August, I...

Coral Beach

Pre-working days allowed for day excursions. It is May 3rd, and Natalie and I decide to check out Coral Beach which was recommended to me by a friend a while back. Natalie and I packed a picnic, packed Dennis up too, and headed out near Carraroe in Co. Galway. It was a stunning day and...

VIPs from Canada visit Ireland

I got visitors! My loving parents generously came to visit me in Ireland! I can't tell you how thrilled I was to know they were coming to visit! At the time of their visit, I was living just outside of Slane, and work kept me from being able to meet them at the airport in...

Spiddal

A few days ago, I took a day trip to a small crafting village outside of Galway. A 30 minute bus ride took me along the ocean to Spiddal. The bus dropped me off not far from the crafting village, so I checked that out first. The small "community" of crafts had a little of...

Oranmore

After the last blog post, I took a bit of time to reflect on what I was doing here, and what my goals are. I haven't quite nailed all of them down, but I did refocus a little bit to make sure I wasn't wandering the same streets day after day. Galway is beautiful and...