An update from the past few days

Thursday, June 10: I got the chance to play tennis for the first time with Steve - another student in my program. We started on clay courts (a new and difficult experience) and then moved inside to hardcourts once one opened up.

Friday, June 11: We visited Kilmainham Jail at 11:00. This old jail, now a tourist site, once held many famous Irish rebels and revolutionaries from 1796 until 1924.

Saturday, June 12: I traveled alone to the coastal villages of Dun Laoghaire (pronounced Dun Leary) and Howth. Both towns have pretty marinas and harbours, and since it was perfect weather, I saw many sailboats going out to sea. I found Howth to be just a smaller version of Dun Laoghaire.

Sunday, June 13: A few friends and I took the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) down to another seaside village of Greystones, from whence we went on a 6 km "cliff hike" north to the town of Bray. It is an easy and pretty hike, especially if the weather is good. It rained on us a little bit in the middle of the hike.

Monday, June 14: Most of the other guys and I visited the old Jameson (Irish whiskey) distillery. It was organized similar to the Guinness storehouse, except the Jameson tour was with a tour guide.

That's about it for now....Tomorrow (Wednesday), all of us are heading on a trip to the West of Ireland to look at some sites significant in the times of the Irish Famine.