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#3 May 13, 2012

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!

Finally a day to breathe and catch up. Today was very much a day of rest. After meeting with the whole group and going over the itinerary for the next three weeks we embarked on a tour of Sligo. What a beautiful town!! Sligo is located in the Northwest area of the country surrounded by mountains and rolling green hills snuggled right next to the Atlantic. It is summer here and sporting a whopping 40 degrees with strong winds and rain. I don’t even want to know the high today at home, but I know that I won’t be coming home with any kind of tan. 

In an attempt to save some money we all made a trip to the grocery store. Prices are very similar to home except that grandma Pat would be jealous to know that I bought peanut butter for less than a dollar AND its legit natural peanut butter. The bread is spectacular and made locally and I bought over 2 pounds of beef for 2.95 Euro. Between four of us we have agreed to supply 1 meal for the week. I will be doing tacos this week…really gourmet, I know.

The Internet café has quickly become our local hang out. It has been adjustment not having phone service or Internet at our fingertips.  It was so nice to catch up with family and friends and let them know that yes, we are alive!! Miss you all!

Turns out we made some friends last night. Two people stopped us in town today and said, ‘hey it’s the Nebraska girls!’ I think we are on track to becoming local celebs. In our efforts to hit up every pub in town (there are a lot) this may come in handy. My roommate, Mikaela, decided that in respect to our time here focusing on our OT skills, she has set a goal for us:

“OT students will visit 100% of pubs in Sligo, Ireland with no < than 3 drinks 5x weekly prior to d/c.”-Mikaela Richard, OTS.