Living in Galway

After living in a hostel for four weeks, we decided it was time to find a place to live where there was not eight other people sharing our room. The first place we looked at was the size of an average sized living room at home... the whole apartment was that size! The kitchen, living room, and two bedrooms squished in that area! Because it was located in the city center, the price was high. The tennants were a little strange, so sharing such close quarters with them, scared us off to the next place. The next house we liked, and said we would return with a deposit later that night, but when the landlord tried to chase Niki down the street for whatever she had in her pocket... we decided we were not going to live there.... From there, we walked into the house that we are at now. The room is very spacious with a nice and comfy double bed. It is a two floor home, and we share it with two other girls. The two girls are very friendly, but one of them, Flick, will be leaving us in September to do some volunteer work in Equador. Flick is from Manchester, and Michelle is from Northern Ireland. Our landlady, Breda, is a bit crackers, but lets face it, we don't have to live with her... All in all, we have found a pretty comfortable place to live. We have settled into the working life of the Irish in Galway. Working no more than 40 hours a week, starting no earlier than 10am, enjoying the abiance of the street life, any morning, afternoon, or evening... and loving the Saturday morning market! And of course, the fresh Guiness! When it is not raining, we have found some great spots to just chill out and read a book along the river, only seconds away from the city center.
For the next little while, our posts will more than likely be spread out because we are working enough hours to save for the real trip! Our Adventures of Europe... But keep posted, we will write something here and there, and will be putting new pictures up as we get them!