Dublin-Day 1

After a decent night's sleep and some good food, we were all ready for our first day in Dublin. Going from Dingle to Dublin has been quite a change, though. We walked every inch of Dingle during our four days there, but there is no way to walk every inch of Dublin. Without our feet falling off, that is. We had some free time in the morning, after breakfast, so some of the girls used the time to wander around Dublin shopping and looking around. My roommates and I used the time to sleep in.

The entire group was scheduled to meet at The Abbey Theatre for a noon tour. We were early, as usual, and ended up waiting for the rest of the group. When they arrived, we began the tour and learned about the formation of The Abbey as the national theatre of Ireland. While much of the tour was spent listening to the history and looking at a PowerPoint he eventually took us into the auditorium, onto the stage and behind the scenes. The stage was set for the current production: The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant. It was really interesting to see all of the props and the set.

After our tour, we had a short break and then we were off to Dublin City University for our lecture on Economics by Dr. David Jacobsen. It took us about a half hour to travel from O'Connell Street to DCU by bus. Once we reached the campus, we had a short walk to the Business building and then a hike up the stairs to our classroom. Dr. Jacobsen gave a very interesting talk about the history of the Irish economy leading us to the present day. He also gave us some insight into the policies our own government is putting into place and how they will affect the world economy.

After our lecture, we were free for the evening. Since I still wasn't feeling well, it was nice to be able to hop on a bus and head back for a bite to eat and a chance to rest.