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One thing I’ve noticed about Ireland is; the clouds move faster here.
Lately the weather here has been gorgeous every morning, only to turn to rain and wind the second I set out the door. Today there has been a break in the cycle of bad weather and I’m sitting in the classroom keeping warm from the sunlight streaming through the windows.
On Sunday, however, I was not so lucky on the weather front. I was determined though, after two days of hiding inside fighting with my washing machine to venture out into Dublin. So I braved the howling winds and headed for Trinity University which- even in the drizzly rain and howling wind was beautiful. Everything here is so full of character, but especially the buildings in and around Trinity. I’ve fallen in love with the architectural details- the rope trim, the carved flowers, and oh, the doors. The doors! Dublin as a city is famous for it’s elaborate and beautiful doors, and whenever I mention them to my classmates they just roll their eyes and go ‘yeah . . they’re nice’. I hope I never get so accustomed to Dublin that the beauty of these doors is lost.
