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Stranded!!! Day 1

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 19, 2003 ⋅ 5 comments

Okay people, you have no idea what a great time I have had over the last three days. It’s kind of a long story, and I’m running out of minutes, so I may have to cut it short. Anyhow, here’s what happened… As you know from my last post, I was in Doolin waiting for [...]

Lisdoonvarna

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 17, 2003 ⋅ One comment

Saturday morning finds me in Lisdoonvarna, a small village about 10 minutes from Doolin. I was in sore need of food, laundry, a bank, and internet access. Lisdoonvarna fortunately has 3 of them. Last night I stayed at the Doolin hostel. It was very comfortable there, and I though my room was originally booked with [...]

Clifton

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 16, 2003 ⋅ 3 comments

I spent a lovely evening in Clifton, which is about 80 kilometers west of Galway. After wandering around in Galway, I felt like seeing some of the countryside up close, so I headed out. The drive across was dreary and beautiful. It rained off and on, and it grew quite windy in some places. I [...]

Galway And The Aran Isles

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 15, 2003 ⋅ 3 comments

I just arrived about 20 minutes ago in Galway. The drive here from Dublin was spectacular, despite the flat land and few landmarks; the grass was so green, and there were so many sheep and cows about I found myself thinking of the veterinarian from England who wrote all those animal books–All God’s Creatures Great [...]

Down In Dublin

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 14, 2003 ⋅ 2 comments

I met my gracious hosts last night around 8:15 (after falling asleep in my car waiting for them to come home) and ate dinner with them. Tony is a semi-retired political science professor at Trinity College while Muriel is a painter. Both are in their upper 50′s, kindly, and extremely hospitable. I was given several [...]

I Made It!!

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 13, 2003 ⋅ 3 comments

This will be a short post, as I am at an Internet cafe paying for service by the minute. I arrived in Dublin at about 8:30am Irish time, which is 4 hours ahead of EST. The flight was long but uneventful. I made it through customs, but had to change into pants and a long [...]

The Decision

By jelewis8 ⋅ April 30, 2003 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s my last day at work, and I’m reasonably excited. Two and a half months ago, I decided to make my two-week graduation present (a trip to Ireland) into a permanent stay. I had been on track to enter graduate school, but my heart really wasn’t in it. When I received news of my impending [...]

10 Things I Won’t Miss When I Go To Ireland

By jelewis8 ⋅ April 29, 2003 ⋅ One comment

1. Petie forever talking about the latest girl he thought about asking out, always self-deprecating and laughing at his little foibles in the dating game. 2. Chris forever whining about how stupid he is and how his “anti-serendipity field” is especially strong today. 3. Classes with professors who continually surprise me in their utter contempt [...]

Holy Crap

By jelewis8 ⋅ March 23, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

I didn’t know Colin Farrell was Irish!! He just went up ten notches in my book!!

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