A quick update

I've been very busy last week and this week (writing papers, etc.) but I realized it has been a couple of weeks since I last wrote and I wanted to get in a quick update.

My grandparents Carroll and Mary Jo came to visit me two weekends ago. It was so nice to see them, and I'm glad they were able to come! I hope I didn't bore them too much... I felt so bad for not having more ideas for things to do with them.

I've been trying to figure out what I'm doing with my time after classes are over, but before I head home on December 22nd. I really wanted to visit London and Paris, but didn't know how I felt about going on my own. I kind of realized though that one of the big pluses in coming to study in Ireland was that I'd be able to see some other parts of Europe, and I'd kick myself later if I didn't take advantage of that. So, over the weekend I booked some tickets. I'll be spending three nights in London, then taking a train from London to Paris and spending three more nights in Paris. I'm a little scared, yes, but I'm excited and know in the end I'll be just fine. It will be nice in London, because a woman I met this summer working at the ranch, Rita, has offered me a place to stay while I'm there. I'll be finding a hostel to stay at while in Paris.

In other news, I'm going to Galway for a weekend trip with the Photography Society this weekend. I've been really wanting to go to Galway, so I'm looking forward to it. I don't know anyone else going though, so I hope I can find someone to chat with or something on the bus rides.

Okay, that's really all I have time for now. Hope everyone is doing well. I've been a bit stressed and a little homesick, but I'm doing well.

-Hannah