Today is my last night in Ireland. I dropped off my friends at the airport and am now having dinner with the last of us before we all go our separate ways. This experience and even this day don’t feel real. I have gotten to experience so much, such as going to the Aran Islands, the Ring of Kerry, and Dingle. I feel sad about leaving, especially now that I’ve only just begun to understand the surface of its culture. My eyes have been opened to Irish culture and the way people

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