June 20, 2019

            I unexpectedly ran into my friend Leah and her sisters at the airport, so I spent the first day of my trip with them! After landing, I traveled to the Harcourt Hotel by bus, checked in and dropped my bags, and then reunited with the Sternbergs at the EPIC museum. Their parents were so surprised to see me! They were already done at the museum, so we went straight to lunch at the Urban Brewery nearby, and had a delicious meal. We talked for hours, so when we were done we pretty much went our separate ways right away. Back at my hotel, I took a quick nap (I didn't sleep at all on the flight over), and when I woke up I went and bought a new SIM card for my phone! This way, I don't have to pay a fee each day for using my phone, but it also means I have a fun new number that looks like I'm from Dublin. I popped in St. Stephens Green on my way home from the phone store (beautiful!) before returning to my hotel. Late at night I wanted dinner, but pretty much the only thing available for delivery was Domino's which was a hassle to get. In the end, though, I got my pizza and it was great! That's pretty much all I did the first day, but it felt like a lot considering how little rest I had gotten.