Hey BisoNation, I hope you are having a fantastic week, even though you just struggled through midterms. We had ours last week. It was brutal. I feel your pain friends.

This week is fall break, so I’m writing you all the way from Dublin, Ireland.  Some people call it reading week and advise you stay in and catch up on course work. My friend and I decided to not take that advice and instead chose to take a vacation, or holiday as they call it in jolly old England.

We started off in Edinburgh, Scotland. Unlike London, the leaves actually have changed to beautiful autumnal colors, so we were able to really feel like it was fall. We spent three full days there, wandering around the city. We were able to hit up a few local markets and meet a lot of local people. They were so friendly and really wanted to get to know us. They told us all the good spots for food and drinks.

My friend and I ended up staying with a local couple, who hosted us via Air B & B. They provided us with a plethora of pamphlets of things to do and see. But the best thing they gave us was their dog, Dash. Well, they didn’t give him to us, but we were able to spend the majority of our time in their home playing with him. I’m not sure who was more sad when we left, him or us.

We got into Dublin on Monday night. Right after we checked into the Air B & B (minus a puppy, sadly) we went on a very important quest for food. We ended up finding a ’50s themed diner that was spectacular. Yes, it’s the most American thing we could have found, but it was worth it. We’ve been away from comfort food for two months and figured we deserved a little cheat. We’ll be back to eating like locals soon enough.

We spent the next day walking around Dublin, shopping and drinking coffee. For those of you who know me well, I used to only be a steamer drinker, thanks to the heavenly coffee shop in the R. However, Europe has changed me and now I have coffee at least once a day. I’m afraid how much I’ll have once I come back.

Later today, my friend and I will be on a tour that’s taking us to the Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle and Cork. It starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. It’ll be quite the adventure filled day, but it will be good. After all, when you’re a tourist, you might as well act like one.