Today is Thursday, and Thursdays are my busiest, longest days of the week. I have a double session of Writing the City in the mornings and then two lit classes later in the day. But this Thursday is dragging particularly slowly because it is the last day of classes before I leave for spring break!
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| Kilmainham Gaol. ttp://tinyurl.com/65vlclc |
To add to the snail-like pace of the day, first on the agenda was a field trip to Kilmainham Gaol, a jail that has an important role in Irish political history because many leaders of rebellions were held and executed there, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. It was interesting but freezing cold in the prison, and we had to take the bus which is always scary because there is no timetable and there are tons of busses with dfferent numbers and you never know which one to take or how much it will cost and you have to stick your arm out or the driver won't stop and you have to tell him where you're going or he also won't stop. Luckily, I don't take the bus too often.
But after today, I'm not going to update until I get back from ITALY because I don't want to bring my laptop for fear that it will get lost or stollen or broken. Our first stop is the relaxing Alghero, a seaside town on the island of Sardinia. From there we visit Rome and Naples, both places I have been before but am so excited to experience again. Ian and I will be gone from Friday til next Saturday. I can't wait for warm weather, gelato, pizza, ruins, and the Mediterranean!
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