Happy June!

Hello there June, nice to see you in all you summery glory. 

29th of May

To celebrate Rose's 21st, we took a day trip to El Chorro. It's one of the most famous rock climbing centres in Spain because of the gorge located there. Lined up like little ants, we hiked up the mountain and found a spot to pop some bottles of cava and munch on a few treats. We were joined by a snake too! A few hours later on our way down we snuck into a hostel to use their pool for a quick dip. Rebels. Back in Málaga, we ended the day with gifts and the realization that we had all gotten a little too sunburnt. Lovely. 

 shnake

 birthday girl

being sneaky 

1st of June

There was a hippy party to attend to and some people watching in Merced with a falafel to finish. Lovely.

3rd of June

Rose, Beth (Rose's visiting best bud who is uber cool), Hagan, Dillon, Rob and I took a trip to the waterpark in Torremolinos. The weather at the minute is perfect for walking around half naked, even eating lunch half naked. We tackled the ''Boomerang'' and ''The Cones'' along with plenty of larfs on the ''Rapids'' (which weren't so rapid). Freckles, fitness and fun :) That evening, I made my very first homemade garlic bread while Beth cooked up a gorgeous spaghetti bolognese. Lovely.

4th of June

Watched the latest ''Game of Thrones''. Not so lovely. Got a retweet from The Viper though, pretty lovelaay layk.

5th of June

Rose, Beth and I had a great rooftop bar evening followed by some McDonalds for Beth's last night in Málaga. Highlight of the night was gluten free Beth having a gluten free Big Mac, her first Big Mac in years. There was beer too. Lovely. 

That's all my antics from the past week or so. I hope you're well and happy and feeling lovely.

Bye now,

Ciara 

The Three Sisters

There are two bands of late that I am really loving. It just so happens that both bands are made up of three sisters, and a trio of sisters is one of the coolest things to be a part of. This one is to my sisters, Aoife and Aisling. Good luck in the Leaving Cert and I'll be seeing ye soon ye divils.

HAIM

The Staves

All my love,

Ciara

x

A Chat

I think it's time to have the chat about the final few weeks of ERASMUS. It really only hit me yesterday when I had a ton of work to do so, of course, my laptop decided to crash and then my phone went a bit crazy along with my emotional state. I was comforted by Helen and Rose and we got talking about how we only have a month left of this crazy/amazing year. It soon came out that we were all pretty much ready to say goodbye to Spain. Exams are the main thing on the agenda for the rest of the time we have here. I've made a promise to myself to work as much as I can during the weekdays and enjoy the weekends whilst doing a little bit here and there. Bleugh, I hate exams. 

I'm ready to live at home for the summer and work to earn some money to save or spend as I please. I want to bond with my puppy, Indie. I want to see my friends who I won't have seen for six months and drive my tiny car around Galway with them. I'm ready for the delicious food. I want to not have to Skype my family or friends to be able to talk to them face to face. I'm ready for the cold. I want to see how my grandparents are. I'd love to drink some tap water, lads. 

I have had an amazing year and the next few weeks I'm sure will be memorable. Of course there will be the goodbye chat on here, this is just the update/feelingallthethings chat.

Chat done. Blog off.

Ciara 

x

''Can't repeat the past?...Why of course you can!''

To get into the swing of making the most out of our last few weeks on ERASMUS, we held a Great Gatsby themed party in our flat last Friday night. It was a roaring soirée with everyone making an effort with hats, feathers and loads of sequins. On Thursday, Laura, Rose, Hagan and I went to see the movie which I really enjoyed. The wardrobe was amazing as was the soundtrack and I really loved Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. 

''And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy.''

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Ciara