What I Ate This Week 31/8 - 6/9
Steak rolls and whiskey dogs and Italian soup, oh my! My first food post. Are we liking it?
20 Things I Learned During 20
On Saturday, I turned 21. So so much has happened in the past year of my life. I traveled outside of the U.S. for the first time; I met my family in Greece; I shared some amazing experiences with my boyfriend Killian and my new roommate Mikayla; I graduated college; and then I left it all behind and moved to Ireland!
And where would I be if I hadn't gained some life lessons along the way? So here are 20 things I learned while I was 20 years old.
The Rock of Dunamase
On Saturday, Killian and I went to see Dunamase Castle. It's not too far from where we're living, and it's been on my wishlist for years! It's one of the castles that's more in ruins than still standing up. But I love that kind of thing.
Galway Girl
Coast to coast in a week with Killian. This time we were on the west coast of Ireland, in the heart of Galway.
A Weekend by the Sea
Last Thursday Killian and I celebrated our first year together. Time flies! We took the weekend to have a little getaway at his family's property in Arklow.
Walking the back roads in Ireland
When the weather permits, I go on walks. Come walk with me!
Finding my Roots
I know this is a post that a lot of you have been wanting to see for the past year. And I'm really sorry that it's taken so long! But I wanted to get everything up in the correct order, and I really feel that switching over to Squarespace hosting has been worth it for the general quality of my website. But now we've reached the grand finale: Greece.
Bergamo
Our last stop as a group was Bergamo. We wanted to go to Milan, and the closest airport that fit all of our needs was Bergamo. Xin Yun went on to see Milan, but Alec and I were kind of digging just being in Bergamo. We walked to the old town and explored our last narrow Italian streets. And some Italian treats. On a map we'd gotten there were a few different underground caves/tunnels. And since that seemed pretty cool we spent most of our time trying to find their entrances. All in all, it was a good, relaxing way to spend our last day of the trip.
Letters to Juliette
One of the places I really wanted to visit in Northern Italy was Verona. I wanted to go and see the letters to Juliette. It's supposed to be a place where women right to Juliette, of Romeo and Juliette, for love advice. We had very little time in Verona, so my heart was kind of broken when the night we arrived it was closed. I didn't really think it would be a place that could be closed, so that was my first surprise! But we had dinner out on the plaza, which was beautiful. I also had some amazing blackberry gelato that tasted so fresh.
Cinque Terre: Doors
My favorite part of Italy (other than the coast) was the colorful buildings- and the colorful doors! They were all so different, and so gorgeous. And the mailboxes in Europe are so much better than ours.