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  The final stop in this wonderful excursion was Dublin. As someone who is very Irish and grew up raised with a lot exposure to Irish heritage I was super excited for this stop.   Even though we didn’t get to spend a whole lot of time in Dublin I was still able to experience at lot of things.  On our last night in Dublin, my friends and I went to the famous Temple Bar. Unfortunately it was incredibly packed and hard to move around and enjoy ourselves. After taking some photos of the exterior, we moved on to a LGTBQ+ bar down the street called The George. We had a lot fun here and the music and people were wonderful.  The next day was our travel day back to the states. Even though it was sad, we were all happy to get home to our own beds and incredibly grateful for the amazing time we had. 

  London was our next stop and my person favorite location we visited. (There’s a good chance I’ll be moving here after school). Even though I loved the whole city I did have some highlights.   Our first afternoon in London after our long train ride was spent in soho. The maze of tiny streets and shops/restaurants stacked on top of each other was memorizing. My friends and I stopped at an all vegan restaurant. The food was amazing and the view from the third floor of the restaurant was beautiful. I order the vegan pulled “pork” sandwich which blew me away.  The next day we visited the Tower of London, however a friend and I left a bit early to check out portabella road the portabella market. We found tons of cute little vintage/thrift and antique shops. After some shopping, we stopped by a small gelato shop for a snack.  During ou    r free day, we visited Abbey Road, where many photos were taken. After our photo shoot, we headed over to the spitlefields market where we spent hours sho

Dubliners , by James Joyce is a collection of short stories depicting the lives of the Irish during a time of oppression and cruelty from the British. Joyce uses literary methods such as metaphors, symbolism, and even some aspects of poetry in order to convey the struggles that Irish citizens endured during the late 19th century.  One short story of Joyce’s that was a favorite of mine was “Araby”. The use of young love and yearning as a metaphor for the Irish’s yearning for freedom really stuck out to me. As simple of a metaphor it is, Joyce’s writing allows readers to feel a deep connection from both perspectives. As humans, we all have experienced the feeling of young love or yearning. The idea that you would do anything just to have that chance with the person you love or want. We have also felt the need and longing for freedom. Now even though the desire for freedom might not be the same freedom as the Irish were feeling during British rule, we understand the general sense. We can

 Our super exciting trip that we have been anticipating all year started off in the beautiful and historic city of Edinburgh, Scotland. There were many intriguing sights and landmarks that we explored and experienced as a group and also while venturing off in our free time. Since we all went to the same places in the tour groups I thought I would share my favorite places I explored during our free time. This sign was taken at a super cool bar and night club about a 15 minute walk from our hotel. It was called Please Don’t Tell and was filled with cool neon signs, vintage posters, arcade games, and even a life sized Darth Vader statue. The drinks and music were great and the people we met and danced with were wonderful as well.    For our official free day in Edinburgh, I had previously booked a tattoo appointment at Studio XIII Gallery with another member of the fashion FSAT class. Before hand we grabbed some breakfast and coffee from Black Sheep Coffee right around the corner from the