look left, then right

 

there is a tobin street where we are now, in cork.  we haven't found it yet, as all the streets are winding and old and there aren't many street signs.  we had a long travel day (24 hours!) and were so tired, falling asleep intermittently on the bus yesterday as we left dublin and drove through the beautiful countryside.  we got to cork and found our hostel, the kinlay house, up on a hill....last night we shared a room with 6 others which was a first for me, but worked out well...we went to sleep early after finding a great cafe where we had a yummy green salad with warm figs, goat cheese, hazelnuts...a great fresh pasta dish...and kombucha!  today we reserved a private room for a little more $ but it was worth it, we took a 4 hour nap this afternoon and then wandered around the city a bit, found a beautiful old church/cathedral, walked across a pedestrian bridge....most of the city is closed on sundays, inculding the co-op, but we'll go there tomorrow, i g uess it's a nice one!  we are going to hang out here in thje morning time and then take a bus to galway, which is on the western coast, a much smaller town with a good music scene and easy access to the coast where the cilffs of moher and the aran islands are.  we finally feel more rested and are adjusting to being in a completely new place!  to being foreigners, for once.  the little irish kids are so cute, we saw a pack of irish boys walking by us...the accents.  flying down to ireland was so beautiful, the sun rose and we coudl see little parcels of green land illuminated, all shades of green, little cows eating their breakfast, little bales of hay rolled into cylinders. 

we are still sometimes shocked seeing cars riding down the road on the opposite sides, and we look left and right and centre several times before crossing. 

 

so far my favorite new word is rocket, which is their way of saying mesculun greens!

 

love,

melissa & carson

 

--
how
do I
listen to others?
as if everyone were my Master
speaking to me
his
cherished
last
words.

-hafiz-