Study Abroad, Day 1

I am currently sitting at a youth hostel in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We woke up this morning, ate breakfast in the hotel, & then my parents dropped Ang & I off at the Dublin airport. We hung out in arrivals & waited for our school mates to land. We waited for quite a while & started to get a bit nervous, but they finally came through customs. We had to hang out at the airport until the bus arrived, & then we hit the road.

We first stopped at Drogheda & went to St Peter's Catholic Church & saw the mummified head of a saitn. Creepy! The church was beautiful though. After that stop we went to Monasterboice Abbey & saw two high crosses. They were amazing. Oh & I saw a cat while we were there. Adorable! It’s only the second cat I have seen in Ireland. Anyways, after that we drove straight through to Belfast. The hostel we are staying at is called the Belfast International Flagship Youth Hostel. Quite the mouthful. It is pretty nice. I have never stayed in a hostel, but I am told that this is way nice for one.

So we all walked over to a fish & chips restraurnt that, fortunately, served veggie burgers. It was pretty good. Then we wandered over to Queen’s University & now we are back at the hostel. Everyone is really jet lagged so most of them are sleeping right now. Belfast is an interesting place. It seems… Aggressive. Or something. Me & Ang both decided it was an intense place.

Well we stay here for three nights & then head to Inch Island. Should be fun! So far, all the people are pretty nice. I haven't quite got all of the names yet, but it has only been one day! That's all for now!