An Adventure of a Lifetime

Travel Through My Study Abroad Adventure

Maynooth, Ireland

Spring 2015

Maynooth University friends from all over the world!

At the end of January of 2015, I left the United States for the first time. I was headed to Ireland to study abroad with my best friend. We got an earlier than we expected flight from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and then over the pond to the most amazing city in the world: Dublin, Ireland. We studied at Maynooth University, which is about 30 minutes west of Dublin. We lived on campus in dorms for four and a half months. We travelled to many places in Europe during our time abroad, met amazing people who will always be near to our hearts, and had the times of our lives!

Included on here will be a timeline of where we went and what we saw during our adventures in Europe! Enjoy!!

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Our Timeline:

January 25, 2015---Leave Pittsburgh, PA

View from the Plane Leaving Pittsburgh on My First Ever Flight.

January 26, 2015---Arrive in Dublin, Ireland

We made it! Seeing Ireland for the first time!!

Maynooth University

Maynooth University

January 31, 2015---Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin

Glasnevin Cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries in Dublin. It holds Daniel O'Connell, who was a very key figure to Ireland's history.

February 6, 2015---St. Steven's Green in Dublin

St. Steven's Green in a huge park located at the end of Grafton Street in Dublin.

February 7-8, 2015---Belfast and Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Our API group at the Peace Wall in Belfast.

Giant's Causeway is a natural landformation with an awesome folklore behind it.

February 14, 2015---Glendalough and Kilkenny

Glendalough Cemetery and Round Tower

A beautiful view from the lake at Glendalough.

Kilkenny Castle

February 20-22, 2015---Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Castle

February 28, 2015---Paddywagon Trip to Co. Kerry

Torc Waterfall in Co. Kerry

Muckross House in Co. Kerry

March 1, 2015---Paddywagon Trip to Co. Cork

Blarney Castle in Co. Cork

Cobh (pronounced like 'Cove') in Co. Cork. It was the Titanics last stop before sinking in the Atlantic!

March 7, 2015---Belfast Titanic Museum

The Titanic Museum in Belfast where the Titanic was actually built!

March 12-16, 2015---Rome, Italy

Friends in Ancient Rome.

The Colosseum at 8:30am.

March 17, 2015---Pisa, Italy

The Leaning Tower of Pisa!

March 18-20, 2015---Verona, Italy

Verona at it best!

March 28-29, 2015---West Coast Trip

The Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare.

April 3-9, 2015---Barcelona, Spain

Our view of the Mediterranean...

Gaudi's Sagrada Familia

April 13, 2015---Class Field Trip to Co. Meath

Newgrange: A Passage Tomb in Co. Meath

Knowth: A Passage Tomb in Co. Meath

May 12-13, 2015---London, England, United Kingdom

Big Ben

On our way to the Harry Potter Museum!

May 17, 2015---Paddywagon Trip to Connemara and Galway

Beautiful Scenery in Connemara

Roommates in Galway

May 28-June 2, 2015---North Wales, United Kingdom

Menai Bridge

In the Snowdonia Mountains

June 6, 2015---Back Home to PA