I found a place to stay. Now I'm at the Travel Joy Hostel in London. It's actually a pretty cool place to have found so last minute. There's a bar downstairs with great prices and an interesting crowd of people hanging around. This might actually work out better than staying in the hotel would have. As much as I truly appreciate that my family was willing to book that hotel for me, it might be easier to just stay here. Plus, at least I have someone to talk to here. (= That's the great thing about hostels. Although, I did try to talk to one guy who turned out to speak mostly German and not a lot of English.
However, I did get to see a bit of London today that I wasn't expecting to see:
I just stumbled across good ole Big Ben on my quest to find a hostel. Haven't seen that since I was 12. I kind of forgot how big that building actually is.
Now, let's rewind a bit to my last week or so in Ireland. I actually think wrapping things up at work was one of my favorite parts of the last week. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't because I was happy to leave. I just really enjoyed our last day of work. Eoin took us to lunch, which was a really good time, and there were a lot of compliments and "we'll miss you"s going around the office. Also, I think our final presentation went very well.
I think the best part about working at Lily O'Brien's this summer, aside from the work experience, was that everyone there made us part of the team so quickly. There aren't a lot of places where you could show up for 6 weeks of work and end up with such good connections to the team. They were very willing to work with us, make some jokes at our expense (in good fun of course), and even play a practical joke.
Plus, even if the team hadn't been great, there was always this:
Not too shabby. (= Plus we had the sheep to look forward to every day. We actually drove into the field to play with them on the last day.
I don't understand why they let you get so close in the car and run away when you just walk towards them...
My last few days in Ireland were fairly relaxed. We went to a few of our favorite spots and spent a bit of time in the city before heading out. Then we thought it was a good idea to end the trip on the same note a lot of us started in on: we went to O'Rourkes. This was our favorite local pub. By the time we left last night, we knew the bartenders fairly well. So we all stopped in for a final pint before saying goodbye. And my last drink in Ireland was the same as the first.
Oddly enough, my first drink in London was also a cider. Apparently, I'm hooked. I'm very much looking forward to getting out and seeing the city tomorrow. I haven't been here since I was 12, so I don't remember much, but on the walk down to the hostel, I definitely noticed some things that looked familiar. Luckily, I know some Londoners who have given me some advice on things to do tomorrow. It's kind of nice that I have my laptop actually. I can check in easier, and it definitely came in handy today. (=
Until next time,
KT
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