Ireland 2024

I study abroad in Ireland in June. This was my first time in the country and the first time I stayed in an European Country for more than a day! I took a Canon EOS R8 with a 50 MM lens which my friend had let me borrow for this trip :)

These photos and clips are in order from the first day of my trip to the last

A cool thing about Ireland is that the weather is constantly changing. For one second they'll be clear skies and plenty of sunshine, and a few minutes later it'll start to pour on you!

For example, you can see a storm approaching in the distance.

And then the sun came out.

You'll see a lot of my friend Christian (the guy with long hair) in these photos. He was basically my model for this entire trip.

Cavan Burren Park has one of the most beautiful forest and landscapes that I've have seen in my life so far. There are structures in the park that date from around 4500 BC, which is an amount of time that my mind can't really comprehend. I wish I had captured a panorama of the landscape here so people could see an example of what I was seeing that day. Wait I just found a video from this place, close enough.

There's this cool old mansion in the middle of this town called Donegal. I had coffee and accidentally ordered a vegan sub. I experienced the European life style for a day.

It's probably disrespectful to take photos of strangers without permission, but

look at how natural it all is.

I think that's cool

We visited Arranmore Island, where I got on a boat for the first time. By the side of the island, you can see some incredible cliffs where the ocean waves crash along the rocks. Unfortunately we believed that it would be raining all day at the cliffs so I didn't bring my camera to be safe. I did capture some photos and videos on my iphone.

Woke up early in the morning to go surfing in the ocean. It was super cool super cold, but I would do it again.

We visited the Glencar Waterfall, about a 35 minute drive from Bundoran. The scenery of the mountains with the gray clouds made this such a beautiful experience for me.

I want everyone to know that I ran up this mountain. It's called Sliabh Liag and its pretty much something you would see straight out of a nature documentary. I was sweaty though the winds were also keeping me cold. It's a weird feeling.

This is pretty much what I would see every morning and night from the outside of my hotel room.

Glenveagh Castle is so cool to look at. But if I'm being honest, I was more hyped for the botanical garden. I had so much fun taking photos of every new flower I saw. It's so peaceful taking a stroll through the garden. Unfortunately for me, I took so much time in the garden that I barely had 12 minuets to run up a hill (again) to take photos from a higher perspective. Of course I did it, but I am not fit enough to be doing this constantly.

Christian and I got attacked by a seagull after the photos below were taken. To be fair we did stumble around near its nest.

We visited the Museum of Free Derry where we learned about the events of Bloody Sunday in the city of Derry.

On our last day, we returned to Dublin. We had a tour of Trinity College before we were given the rest of the day to walk around the city.

The very last photo I took in Ireland.

I would like to give a special thanks to Niamh and John from Find My Ireland for leading us through this incredible adventure and history of Ireland.

I would also like to give thanks to Bluegrass Community and Technical College and the Global Learning Center for this amazing opportunity. I have fallen in love with the world thanks to BCTC.

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