Dublin

The flight to Dublin was long and uncomfortable. It went surprisingly slower than the flight to South Africa. Surprisingly Danielle and I managed to figure out how to take a bus and then light rail to get to our hostel. i'm going to stop using capitals because the keyboard is throwing me off. i apologize for the inconvenience. anyways, we got to our hostel at 10 in the morning after a very enjoyable breakfast. Irish sausage is the bomb. the front clerk informed us that check in wasn't until 2 pm. this was devastating news to my sleep deprived mind. i got maybe an hour of sleep on the plain and was borderline delirious from fatigue. we ventured out to explore Dublin for a bit and saw some pretty cool things. the architecture alone is spectacular. the streets are mainly cobblestone and the city is much cleaner and aesthetically pleasing than any city I've seen. i quickly ran out of steam and we went back to the hostel to crash on their couches. an hour went by of decent nappage before an employee told us we couldn't sleep on the couches but he opened up the cinema room for us which had several couches and left the lights off. this would have been fantastic had it not been for the seven or so irish guys (i'm guessing they were in their twenties or younger) who felt compelled to talk non stop instead of sleeping. i didn't get any sleep but i learned that ropey means sketchy and fit means attractive. their accents were incredibly pleasing to the ears but didn't make up for the annoyance of keeping me awake. 2 pm finally arrived and we checked into our room and crashed for 4 hours. my friend conor met up with us at 7 and showed us around dublin. the city is so beautiful and unique. it's much quieter than nyc and cleaner. we saw a trinity college, which had breathtaking architechture and apparently was one of the locations harry potter was filmed.after that conor took us all around the city and we stopped in a pub to listen to some live music. we were in an area where people who live in dublin go to hang out. it was nice not being in the touristy areas and feeling at home with the locals. the live music was great and the vibe was even better. i am beyond exhausted. i can't wait to continue the adventures tomorrow!