Traveling Across the Globe

Every time someone asks me how I'm enjoying Ireland, I tell them that I love it, but I miss the sun. So I went on a quick weekend trip to Malta, a small island off the coast of Italy, known for its cliff diving scene. I figured some vitamin D would do me some good! In the teeniest little inlet of ocean, there is St. George's Bay, made of pebbles and rocks. It's not the most luxurious place, but the sun was out, so I was happy. After crisping in the sunlight for a while, I decided to go scavenge down some shells (or go shellin', as my family calls it). But I couldn't find a single one. All I found was a trapezoid of coral, and bits of plastic literally every inch that I sorted through. Worn and smoothed, they were like our own versions of shells. I was about to settle on the sad piece or coral as my souvenir, but I couldn't bring myself to take it. The beach's shells are now twist-off caps, beer bottles, saran wrap, and bendy straws. I f...

After studying at Maynooth University for almost three months, I have been fortunate to be able to travel the world, just like I've always dreamt. I have composed a list that's made me try to sort out what kind of life I want to lead. Places I have been to since January: Ireland: Dublin, Maynooth, Galway, Cork, Dingle, Derry, and Belfast United Kingdom: Holyhead (Wales) and London (Great Britain) Italy: Naples, Rome, Pompei, and Cuma Malta with plans to visit Paris, France in May Food I remember eating since January: Eggrolls Toast Gelato Pizza Lasagna Chips Avocados Clothes I remember wearing: ... During my spring break travels,  I realized that I absolutely loved the life I was living. Surviving on only five shirts, two pairs of pants, and PBJ sandwiches I’d packed from Maynooth to lessen the cost of buying food were somehow the perfect little sacrifices to travel the world and experience different cultures and people. My perfect future would ...