I'm finally in.....
Sorry everyone it took me a week to finally post about my arrival and trip in Belfast but running to site to site, visiting with friends and finally getting situated in my host family and classes, this week has just been crazy.
So....Belfast.
So....Belfast.
(^sorry for the water on the lens) I had a blast with my friends Joy and Adam who left Nebraska last fall to go back to Belfast (Adam's home) so that Adam could do his Master's in Business at Queen's University.
Before heading to Morocco, I was getting my fill of Northern Ireland to tied me over until Adam and Joy visit me in Nebraska. The picture above was taken at Giant's Causeway on the coast between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Getting the story from a native was very important so I got the "true story" from Adam and Dave....
There was a giant and his name was Finn McCool and his land was on the Irish side and of course there was another giant who's land was in Scotland. The Scottish giant wanted Finn's land and built a "causeway" between Scotland and Ireland. To trick the Scottish giant, Finn hid under a blanket and disguised himself as a baby, when the Scottish giant came and saw Finn's wife with the "baby" he was convinced that Finn must be huge because the "baby" was so big already and the Scottish giant ran home and broke the causeway in case Finn wanted to chase after him...
And the "myth" of Giant's Causeway is that it is an ancient volcanic eruption which cooled rapidly leaving these pillar like stones to climb on.
Then we also saw the Giant's Boot...
Before heading to Morocco, I was getting my fill of Northern Ireland to tied me over until Adam and Joy visit me in Nebraska. The picture above was taken at Giant's Causeway on the coast between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Getting the story from a native was very important so I got the "true story" from Adam and Dave....
There was a giant and his name was Finn McCool and his land was on the Irish side and of course there was another giant who's land was in Scotland. The Scottish giant wanted Finn's land and built a "causeway" between Scotland and Ireland. To trick the Scottish giant, Finn hid under a blanket and disguised himself as a baby, when the Scottish giant came and saw Finn's wife with the "baby" he was convinced that Finn must be huge because the "baby" was so big already and the Scottish giant ran home and broke the causeway in case Finn wanted to chase after him...
And the "myth" of Giant's Causeway is that it is an ancient volcanic eruption which cooled rapidly leaving these pillar like stones to climb on.
Then we also saw the Giant's Boot...
Then we went to the Giant's Organ....
And then we drove a bit down the coast to view the ruins of Dunluce Castle. While we didn't go in because it cost 10£, we decided to climb around it and take some pictures. This is where the show "Game of Thrones" is sometimes filmed.
And this was all in one day! Earlier in the week Joy and I got to explore Belfast together on her last week of freedom before starting a new job...
One of the top sites I wanted to see was the new Titanic Belfast museum..
One of the top sites I wanted to see was the new Titanic Belfast museum..
The museum was barely over a month open when I visited and Joy and I stayed in there for 3 and a half HOURS! While it's called the Titanic Belfast Museum, it starts with the history of Belfast to give a background to the building of Titanic and its ultimate fate.
While I did get to see some awesome sites of Belfast, I was truly there to see some of the coolest people I've met and spend time sharing laughs, hilarious photos and stories.
I also experienced my first Ulster-fry for breakfast the first morning...unfortunately I don't have a picture...just imaged all that is good and fried for breakfast plus eggs....YUMMY!
Being in Belfast and being an ISA (International Studies Abroad) Global Ambassador (Alumni from their Study Abroad and now a student representative), I got a chance to visit our ISA Resident Director Paul and one of the students.....but more to come soon....because this was a long LONG blog post....
Being in Belfast and being an ISA (International Studies Abroad) Global Ambassador (Alumni from their Study Abroad and now a student representative), I got a chance to visit our ISA Resident Director Paul and one of the students.....but more to come soon....because this was a long LONG blog post....