~January 7th/8th, 2o17~
Ah! The day is finally here when I start my adventure to Cork! Thankful that my dad is making the trip over with me to help me settle in. He is a seasoned traveler, so having his help throughout this process is a life saver. I’m pretty sure I would still be lost in O’Hare right now if it weren’t for him. After several dreaded goodbyes and maybe some tears, we were off! We arrived at the airport early and flew out of Chicago around 5:10PM. The flight seemed like a blink of an eye thanks to a few good movies and a “good night’s sleep” (aka about hour and a half nap in hopes to beat jet lag). We toasted to safe travels and made it to London safe and sound. We arrived around 6:15AM London time, which is 12:15AM home time (stay tuned for the crash). After making it through security and customs we settled down for a much needed cup of coffee. Glad we encountered no issues, because then we were able to relax and have some down time during our 3 hour layover. We then made the hour long flight from London to Cork! Cork is a perfect location to study abroad, because there is a new airport right in the city, despite being a town of only 100,000 people. We arrived around 11:00AM Irish time, however we were still on Illinois time. In the hope of resetting of internal clocks, we tried to stay awake, which made for about 30 hrs with no sleep. To not fall asleep by noon, we walked the city and survey the University College Cork campus. BEAUTIFUL is all I can say for what we saw this day. Despite the thick layer of gray clouds up above, all the nature in sight was the most vibrant green color. We capped off the day with sampling an Irish favorite, a pint of Guinness at a local pub. Then we promptly passed out at exactly 9:00PM.
