End of the Journey

Thursday was our last day of classes. Which was a little sad. I turned in my paper for International Negotiations and we got our final exam for Comp. Civ. Rights to study for. Thursday night I went out with some friends for a little bit, but I didn't stay out too late since friday morning was my exam. Friday morning I took my Comparative Civil Rights exam. Then spent the rest of the day packing. I also went back to the National Gallery to see the Fantastic in Irish Art exhibit which was awesome. Then I lugged most of my luggage over to the Rutger's Kid's place cause they were letting me crash there saturday night since I had to be out of Trinity by 10am on Saturday. Afterwards we went to this Munich Beer Hall for dinner and beers. Then I met up with Katie and Tyler for more drinks at the LongStone Pub. Saturday morning I had to wait for everyone else to finish their last exam. Then a bunch of us hung out and went to lunch at the Porter House. Then we took a nap before meeting up with others for dinner. We all headed over to Cassidy's for our last dinner in Dublin and then to the LongStone for more drinks. Afterwards we ended the night at Doyles. It was a good last night that was over too fast. Sunday morning Aimee and I woke up hella early to catch a cab to get to the airport. I of course was quite hungover and even managed to puke at the Dublin Airport thus adding it onto my list. The flight home ended up being quite hellish, since US Air did not check my into my connecting flight and I was denied boarding, so I was put up in the lovely Quality Inn in Gloucester, New Jersey for the night. Then Monday I was finally able to get home after another layover in Las Vegas. Whew. All pictures have been added to my Dublin photo book... link is below in an earlier post.

All in all it was a fantastic trip. I loved Dublin and am already missing both Dublin and my friends from the program. I kinda regret not being able to meet more irish people, however that was hard in Dublin since it is so touristy and international. But the people in my program were all fantastic and those were two of the best classes I have ever had. I learned a lot not only about the law but about what I believe. This quote pretty much sums up my principles...

"And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake! " Thomas More in "A Man for All Seasons"

Good Night.

Final Program Dinner at Nicos

Tuesday night the whole program met up for dinner at Nico's. Nico's is this really nice Italian restaurant and dinner was on the program. We got drunk on wine and listened to a street performer serenade us with singing and an accordion. Then the professors gave some speeches, Neville gave the funniest speech making fun of us all in his class. And then Neville played the piano while RJ played guitar and various other people got up and sang. It was really fun. See the pictures from the Dublin Album.

Wednesday I went to the National Gallery with some friends and saw some really cool exhibits (I actually went back today to see another I missed). We saw the John Butler Yeats Exhibit and the Treasures from the North. Then today I saw the Fantastic in Irish Art. Afterwards we all met up to go see Transformers which was AWESOME!

Weekend Trip to the West Coast

On Friday Joanne came to visit me. We rented a car and drove out the the west coast of Ireland. We stopped in Port Laois for lunch. Friday night we spent in the town of Gort. Then on Saturday we went up to Galway but didn't stay long. We had lunch and then it rained so we headed back down along the coast to Doolin. We stayed at the coolest hostel on the river Aille. Saturday we went out for some music which is what Doolin is known for. Sunday we took the ferry over to the smallest of the Aran Islands, Inis Oirr. It was quite possibly the most beautiful day since I'd been here. Spent Sunday night again in Doolin. Then on monday we visited the Cliffs of Moher and the drove back to Dublin via Waterford and Wexford. Well they say a picture says a thousand words so....

Trip to West Coast with Joanne