Sorry I haven't been able to relay my adventures (multiple) in North Ireland or any other updates on my life. I have been writing an essay on North Ireland so I need some time to get away from academia before I write my experience. I snuck into a Delorentos concert in Galway the other night and had an incredible time. They are a young upcoming band from Dublin and are growing fast in Ireland. They put on a fantastic show. Check out one of their songs at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vDs22k5yjo&feature=related

Before the concert I was at a Galway United soccer match. Ireland doesn't have much of a soccer league because any player with professional talent is playing in England or throughout Europe. The game was funny to watch as I was older than at least half the team and probably could have suited up and played, and honestly might have excelled. Fans from both teams brought drums that they would beat throughout the game and the opposing fans, Cork City, brought street flares that they would light and throw throughout the game. A frantic chase would ensue in which the Gaurdi (police) would try and catch fans throwing the flares. A police officer in the States would have a field day with a taser in a situation like this while the Gaurdi would dispose of the flare and wait for the next, usually about every 15 minutes. The downfall of soccer is that a game can end in a tie. Nearly every soccer game I have seen thus far has been a tie, a major source of frustration in my life (life is good). More to report once I finish up some essays.

One of many flares at the game