It was quite a journey indeed. It's hard to believe that it's been nearly two months since I've returned home.Everything is back in full swing. I'…

I'm back at home, and I have a lot of sleeping to do.A quote I started my trip on:"Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. Our mag…

It's been the hottest in Ireland for the past ten years, they say. There's massive heat waves all across Europe. This includes Ireland. Temperatu…

This past weekend I went on a bus tour through Connemara and to the Kylemore Abbey. The place is just gorgeous. There is an all-girls high school…

This weekend the program took us on a trip to the Dingle Peninsula. We spent two nights there and one whole day. For the day, we went on a bus …

Yesterday, I took a visit to the Aran Islands and the Dun Aongus, an ancient stone fort. Everything is green, so green, and stone. We hired s…

I made it to Galway. My final destination.The backpack served me well, but I'm ready to get the thing off my back and start up with the courses. …

Okay, so I'm in Dublin now. I took a quick pitstop in Rome, and that's all it was. a pitstop. I didn't see much more than the hostel, the train s…

The work really wore me out. Like I said before, it was hard work. everday. in the sun. We cleared A LOT of land. The best part was being dead cen…

This weekend, the VFPs and our camp director headed out to Delphi to check out the major archaeological site of Delphi! Temple of Apollo... oracles…

Today, I headed off to Theologos, a resort town in central Greece that a lot Athenians travel to. I'm volunteering through Volunteers for Peace o…

Athens has been wonderful so far. The tourist sseason hasn't started yet, so I've been able to just wonder around minus the crowds, see the archaeo…

A lot of travelling going on today.I took the train down to Rome via Bologna and then got on a play to Athens. I had to take the taxi to get to t…

I'm finally enjoying summer, hot summer. I've been really missing it up to this point.I walked around the city again, and had some more fine pizz…

Staying at Albergo Antico Capon was alright. "Antico" is the right word for it. It's kind of dusty. It reminds me of an apartment or something. I…

I took the train from Zurich to Venice... quite a long ride. I was surprised that the train was so crowded! I don't think I've been on such a b…

What to do in Zurich when all the shops are closed? Take a boat ride and visit a museum!Zurich is a very rich city; I wouldn't be able to shop …

I'm regretting more and more that I didn't go hiking. Of course, I'm also happy I didn't freeze to death.Didn't do too much today -- had a long tra…

Last night was really cold. I was wearing four layers and in my sleeping bag... shivering, but I survived. Not hiking today, too much snow on the g…

I'm continuing my Olympic cities tour and heading to Austria's Innsbruck. Took the train again. Had another great train ride. I never knew I liked …

Munich has infused in me World Cup Fever. It was muted in Ireland, since their team didn't advance, but the Germans... they have high hopes as this…

Nothing wrong with a European buget flight to the mainland. Thanks to Ryanair, I made it to Germany with ease (and super easy on my wallet). The fl…

Well, I arrived in Munich at night, and the train station blew my mind! I don't think I've seen such a large train station in my life, well, it…

Honestly, I started off in Dublin in order to get a fellowship through my college. They promised to pay 80% of my airfare to where I'm studying. …

I've been telling everyone, "I'm going to Europe this summer." Turns out that I wasn't lying. I head out on May 28th, 2006. This weblog will be a…