Road Trip!

After cramming in a bunch of studying and writing papers, all of the SMCs were going to be heading to the Aran Islands for the bank holiday weekend. We packed in to the bus and prepared for the journey. I took along a Bible, because I figured that this would be a nice, quiet weekend to grow in my faith. As we drove, I tried not to get sick and read a few verses.

For lunch, we stopped at Barack Obama Plaza. (Yes, I am just as surprised as you that this is a real thing). I will explain more about this later, (for we go back to it on the way home), but for now, all you need to know is it's a collection of food joints with an Obama themed museum on the second level.

It cracks me up every time

Right as we walked in

After lunch, we continued on the road. We couldn't make it to the islands that night, because the last ferry had already left. But, we stopped on the Doolin coast, where we were staying in a hostel for the night. For dinner, a few girls made spaghetti for the group. It was really impressive to see 40 girls work as a team just to eat. After dinner, I read my Bible for a little longer, before a few of the girls asked if I wanted to hit up the pubs with them. We found a nice one down the street from the hostel, with some men playing some traditional Irish music. Apparently, it was a tradition for visitors to leave cash with their name on it, so a girl donated a dollar, but it was designated to all of us. Maybe I'll find it again someday!

I was really glad that I was finally spending time with more Saint Mary's girls. I was able to talk to many girls that I had barely seen before, which was really cool. We had an early ferry, so after a drink, we headed back for a good night's sleep.