Sunshine, rain, and hail...all at the same time. Where am I, South Carolina?!

Yesterday I went on the day trip "Into the West" with the International Education Office. We pretty much went everywhere we had gone on the trip to Galway with the International Society, but it was a nice trip for only €5, so no complaints from me. We also got to go to the Ailwee Caves. We didn;t get to do this last time, so that was cool. Plus, I looked at the prices at the caves-normally it would cost €17 just to take the tour, so I would say that we got a deal.

We stopped at Bunratty Castle first (though I don't really know why.) Nice photo op, I guess.

From there we went to the Cliffs of Moher. It was cloudy and slightly foggy last time, but the weather yesterday was PERFECT! It was windy (by the ocean, duh!) but the sky was crystal clear and bright and the air was almost warm-I ended up taking off a layer!

We drove through the Burren again (I took motion sickness pills BEFORE the trip this time, so no misery here!) From there we went to the Ailwee Caves. The caves were discovered int he 1960's when a man was hunting wabbits :^) and his dog chased a wabbit :^) down into a hole. This hole ended up being caves that were formed by melted glacial waters form an early ice age. It will never cease to both stump and amaze me that water is capable of cutting a hole through a mountain. There have also been some interesting discoveries made in the caves. One was the discovery of a bear skeleton in the cave. I know what you're thinking. Duh-bears sleep in caves. Why is this cool? It is cool because it is believed that bears have been extinct in Ireland for more than 1,00 years. I jokingly thought "Now way is that a polar bear...that's a polar bear." Cheers if you get the reference.

Classes are still going well. I wish I could say the same for my housing, but I can't. To sum it up, I'm not a freshmen anymore. I get on very well with all of my housemates and I love them all. However, Plassey is really not suiting my sleep and sanity needs. Even when I was a freshmen, I didn't act like the hooligans here in Classy Plassey can. After two nerve-wrecking incidents the other night, I went to the accommodation office and said that I needed to move to another village where I could have quiet at 3:00 AM. I was expecting it being hard to convince them to let me move, but the lady made a a quick phone call or two, and now I'm just waiting on a call to confirm that I can move. I think I'm headed for Thomond Village. Thomond is relatively new and each resident gets a double bed (have you ever heard of THAT in a college dorm?) and EN-SUITE toilet and shower! Oh, the joy that courses through my veins at the thought of my own shower...

And now I must go dear friends. I have a paper to finish and I need to go grocery shopping.