Sorry its been so long since my last post. I've been caught up in the stressful whirlwind that is finals week. On the bright side, I finished my last exam yesterday and now I am free for the summer!
My time in Galway is sadly coming to a close soon. I've had such an amazing year that I thought I would try and capture it all for you in a short series of posts about my favorite things in Galway. I'll start that up in about a week though, because first, I'm taking an end of finals celebratory vacation to France!
Just as I got back from Italy, I got a call from my bank saying they were giving me a free flight to France! How amazing is that? For someone who never wins anything, I think I picked a pretty good time to change that unlucky streak.
So here's the plan for the next few weeks. I'm leaving for France tonight. I'll be getting back just as my mom comes over for a visit (presuming the Volcano is ok with all of this.) Then my mom, her friend Susie, and I will spend a few days in Galway, pack up my things and take off for a week and a half trip around Ireland!
I'll definitely make sure to document everything and post it as we travel around. I'm hoping the pictures turn out well. The countryside is supposed to be spectacular this time of year.
Just to give you a little preview for my favorite things in Galway series, I thought I would write about one of my favorite things that happened just the other day. A few weeks ago, my friend Meredith and I made a list of everything we wanted to do in Galway before we left. At the top of the list was jumping off of this big platform called Blackrock out at the beach. I don't actually know why we picked it but it ended up on the list and therefore it had to be done. We settled on Sunday for our jumping day and it could not have been a better day for it. We slowly made our way out to the beach, walking through Salthill and admiring the beautiful day and everyone's gardens along the way.
Eventually, we made it out to the beach and walked along the promenade towards Blackrock. It was such a great day. There were tons of people out walking, playing on the beach, even going in the water! The ocean looked amazing! It was so clear and blue. I had no idea Ireland could look like that!
When we finally got to the platform and climbed up it was just as intimidating as we had expected it to be if not more so! It was about a 50 foot jump from the top of the platform into the water and you know that water is not exactly warm. After a bit of fretting (me more than mere I think) we finally just took a deep breath and jumped!
It was definitely scary and the water was sooooooo cold but it was really worth it!
Alright, I'm off to finish packing. I'll be back in a week and I'll tell you all about my French adventures then. I'm sure I will have quite a few stories, many of which will probably be about my complete and utter inability to speak French.
Au revoir!
I can't believe you did this. You will forever have major props in my book. You are always welcome to use the phrase, "Kristin, remember I jumped off of Blackrock," to back up any words of wisdom.
ReplyDeleteHave sooooo much fun in France that you don't want to come back. But please do come back. ;)
I do hope that you don't catch pneumonia from your frigid jump!!!!! The height alone would have sent me running the other way.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time in France. I know that your mom is excited about getting there and seeing Ireland with you.