Today we got into the Shannon airport and met up with everybody. I was on a flight with a bunch of people from my group, including Robyn who has been my roommate for the past 3 years. Going through customs there was a breeze- they just asked how long I would be there and for what, checked my passport, and let me through. Not at all like Heathrow when they practically interrogated my brother once to make sure he wasn’t lying. Of course I was exhausted at this point, but I was really trying to not think about what time it was at home. When I go to another country I refuse to figure out what time it is in Utah because I swear if I do it makes the jet lag much worse. We got everyone together and got on the coach and went over to a mall close by for lunch. After lunch we went over to Bunratty castle and walked around for a while.
It was a pretty cool small castle and we had a really cute little old man tour guide. There were some way steep stairs in the castle and it made me wonder- when the people lived in the castles back in the day did they have little railings to hold on to like we do now? I have always wanted to know. You would think so, because I have no idea how you could walk up and down those tiny stairs all the time without falling to your death at least 5 times a day. Hmm. So anyway, Robyn and I walked around the grounds and also there was a folk village around that we walked around.
We took a really cute picture with Robyn behind a bush (this would be funny to you if you have seen any of Robyn’s other various bush pictures), and I discovered my new camera has a smile sensor! I was trying to make it do a self-timer, but instead I discovered this fun little setting. You turn on the sensor and point it at someone’s face, and when they smile it takes the picture. It doesn’t work that well, but really, who comes up with something like that? I want to meet them because I have a feeling they are really awesome.
After we wandered around for a while we bussed on over to our accommodation for the next two nights, the fantastic Rainbow Hostel. Once we got to the hostel everyone immediately pulled out their computers and found out where the internet was. It was hilarious, because downstairs the internet was only in the front hallway, so there were 10-15 people sitting in the hallway all checking their email and letting their parents know we got there safely. My generation is definitely too dependent on the internet I decided. But I am one of those- without checking my email for a while I just feel so disconnected with the world. We all have our real lives, and then we have our virtual lives which are very real to us as well. So after I checked my email really quick I left the crowded hall because there was absolutely no chance of getting a plug anytime soon. In the hostel I was in a 12-person room. Not exactly my ideal living situation, but it was kind of fun.
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