Friday, January 16, 2009

Set Dancing


A bunch of us went set dancing last night which was AMAZING!!! I of course picked it up right away and even did a few sets with some of the locals. :) haha! There are 6 dances in a set and I guess one could compare it to a kind of do-si-do. RIGHT ON!!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Spooks

Hey all... Today is my first official day of classes and already I really like the photography department here. Martina is my teacher and she showed us some of her work and I thought I'd share it with you. Her Photography is based on the the haunted, so she explores Ireland for some of the most haunted castles and sites in Europe. Her idea is that the project isn't necessarily about proving anything, but exploring the traditions of the ghosts, ones that have been passed down through the generations. We're even going to take a class field trip and hopefully stay in one of the castles that is supposedly haunted...

SPOOOOOOOOOOKY :)
more later

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Sooooo it's been a while. Sorry folks, I haven't really had much access to the internet lately. A lot has happened since I arrived in Ireland. The first few days we spent kinda getting to know the area we are in and just settling from the Jetlag and culture shock. On monday we went on a Burren tour, and it was really fun and interesting. Everything here is "Medieval." The stone walls are fascinating, their designs directly related to the century they were made. The rest of the week I spent at the school and in my studio.
Yesterday we went on another tour, this time of connemara (a mountanous region in Ireland) but it was really long and very exhausting. Today we took a bus to Galway city and were finally able to have some time to ourselves. Thank God. Kay and I spent the day with our new friends Natalie and Emily and went shopping for some things that we either forgot or just wanted ;). Tonight we are staying at a Hostel in Galway and will spend another day here tomorrow. I'm out for some craic (fun)
Cheers :)

Friday, January 2, 2009


I made it to IRELAND!!! I can't believe I'm here. It feels so surreal!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Blast off!

Officially less than an hour until my flight leaves for SHANNON!!! yay!

Airport


Currently at the airport after the flight from hell. I don't think I've ever heard a child ask so many questions.