Thanks a Million

I am sitting in the Shannon Airport wondering what to say in my very last blog post ever about Ireland. The last few days of been a a glob of cleaning and packing I feel like I did not get to say a proper goodbye to Galway or the swans. So here is my goodbye.
It was always my dream to travel abroad. There was something about living in a foreign country that intrigued me, it did not even matter what country at first. When Father Art suggested I apply for the Ireland trip last minute I thought it was a sign, I was meant to go to Galway. Looking back on it I am not sure if I still believe that, but none the less I was there and it was grand. In all my expectations for studying abroad I never expected what I got. For some reason I pictured this magical fairy land where every moment of every day would be fantastic and I would never want to leave. Well Ireland, I do want to leave and it was not your fault but it was not all magic and fairytales. Sure there is bits and pieces that are magical thrown here and there, like the castles scattered around and I swear their are fairy's adding magic to the food to make in absolutely amazing. But it was just life in another country. Things went wrong and things went good. The most surprising part of the trip is that I was living on my own. I was more on my own then I ever have been and although it was hard, it is that part of this experience I am most thankful for. I can take care of myself a million miles from home, navigate my way through europe on my own which is something I never would have experience on my own.
I loved going to pubs and having a pint, not because I could drink but because of the way that they do it. Sitting in a pub by a fire filled with peet with your friends drinking the best beer in the world (Paulner) is an irreplaceable memory that I will have forever.
The swans will always hold a special place in my heart, the way they protected Donegan Court.
I wil miss my runs to the lighthouse.
I will miss walking along the canal.
I will miss the children I met at Schol Bridge.
I will miss you Galway.
Thanking for assisting in the journey to finding out who I am.