planes, trains, and automobiles...well, taxis

the last week or so has been INSANE.
leaving ireland, while necessary to get onto my trip with oly throughout europe, was difficult.
we got to the airport to head to scotland at too early a time for a person to be awake. i had a TON of weight in my bags, but the man checking us in was really great and didnt charge either of us for the extra weight. (mine would have been around 200euro!!!)
the flight wasnt too bad and we found ourselves quickly landed in glasgow, scotland!
glasgow is a beautiful city and far exceeded any expectations i had of it. we had a great time with the live music, shopping, and wonderful accents! the first night we ended up going to an irish pub for dinner! i found that hilarious; leaving ireland to go to an irish pub. haha.
there was this really great place called the box that had an open mic night the first night which we enjoyed a lot. tried out a mexican place which was definitely better than the mexican i had in ireland last semester, but not great all the same. yesterday we did the hop on hop off bus tour of glasgow and saw some of the highlights of the city. we were so tired, though, that we nearly fell asleep on the bus!!!
last night we went to a place called the garage to see cobra starship along with a couple other warm up bands which were pretty good. cobra starship was amazing; so glad oly introduced me to them!!!
now we're on the train from glasgow to london. got up at 4 this morning to get ready and get to the train station on time. we ended up being really early but figured thats better than being rushed for the train! the train takes just under 6 hours to get to london, but atleast it gives us some time to sleep and see the countryside.
tonight we're going to a show in london and for the next couple of days staying with some of oly's family in watford. then its on to south ruislip until the 27th, when we go to paris for a night. on te 28th we'll go back to south ruislip and then on the 1st of june we fly home!!!
its so unreal to think that this whole experience is coming to an end. it seems like just last month when i get the scared girl getting ready for my first overseas journey to live in ireland for 9 months. seems like just last week when i was finally settling into life in dublin. and it seems like just yesterday that i came back to dublin after being home for 2 weeks during the holidays, only to realize that i loved dublin even more than when i left.
this trip has definitely made a huge impact on my life and how i view the world. ya know, its really not as big as it seems. i think that of all the things that have changed about me throughout this trip, ive become more of an adult; more of my own person. maybe thats tacky or too sentimental or cheesy to say, but its the truth.
after everything ive been through during my time abroad; all the ups and downs; the nights spent dancing my heart out and the homesick phone calls home, dublin has made its mark on my heart. this wont be the last of dublin for me. there's no way i could be content with staying away. sorry ireland, youre not rid of me yet!
only 9 more days on this trip and while i cant wait for these next ouple days; getting to know oly's family in england and going back to paris, its hitting me that i get to go HOME soon!!! im so excited to see everyone. :) i said last week that goodbyes are really hard, and my friend replied 'but welcome homes are so great!' i cant wait for that. to see everyone again and know that things will be just as great as they were before i left, and hopefully even better!
2 more hours till england.
9 more days till america.
:)

see you soon loves!
xx