Second Week in Ireland - Daily Insight

Since I have been here, I have done a wide variety of things.  I have participated in tours of cities and have had some things to drink in the local pubs in each city.  Each and every day the goal is to get all your homework done early so you can go and have a pint at the local pub to relax after a hard time of studying.  Many of the local are really talkative, and they all are bilingual which is really nice.  Most of the time the locals will approach you and start asking you questions like "where are you from?' or "how much land do you own?" or if you have any horses.  Many of these questions seem random but they are interesting to try to explain when most people have not left the island and do not know the size of the United States.  Since every one can speak in English and also in Gaelic the stories and conversation can get pretty interesting.  Some of the words that are used when describing elements from a story that is being told need more explanation because of the translating issue.

Live Music at The King's Head

During the week there is not very many people in local pubs, except for some nice older gentlemen that like to have a conversation, no matter how quick or what the question is, they seem to enjoy answering and conversing with every one.  The time to go to the pub is on a Friday or Saturday night.  On these two nights is when all of the younger generation is out and about looking for a good time.  This is also the times when most pubs have live music being played by either a local band or upstarting artists.  During the time that I listened to the live music at a pub in Galway
called "The King's Head".  This was not a stereotypical Irish jig that they were playing,  the song list included songs by ColdPlay, Darius Rucker, ACDC, Michael Jackson and many more.  While the band played full songs from all of these artists they also did a mash-up of hit television and popular music.  This was a great time and encourage anyone that travels to Ireland to stop into one of the local pubs and listen to what the live music because it will almost ensure a great time.

Typical Weather in Ireland

While traveling on the weekend is not always going to be a possibility, and the weather is most likely going to be rainy,  a good pass time is reading.  Many of the Irish books that were recommended to me by our Literary Professor fill up the time between classes and eating lunch or dinner quite nicely.  The books may not be the easiest to start but once they pick up you never want to put them down and will hook your interest for quite some time.

Coffee from Insomnia cafe

Sorry this seems so long but it is just a glimpse of what I do on a daily basis while I am here in Ireland.

More Experiences to Come

Kyle Halsted
Ireland Study Abroad