{"id":4449,"date":"2014-05-16T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T20:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2024-01-29T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:00:40","slug":"witnessing-natures-beauty-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/witnessing-natures-beauty-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Witnessing Nature&#8217;s Beauty in Ireland by Shannon Barrett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CAM00198.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4586 alignright\" alt=\"CAM00198\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CAM00198-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s crazy to think that it&#8217;s already approaching more than halfway through the trip! Time is going incredibly fast here in Ireland!<\/p>\n<p>Our day started with arising with the sun to catch Willie and the bus at 930. I&#8217;d never been so taken back until I saw the first sights of the Giants Causeway! And to think that it&#8217;s not man made either, makes it a beautiful piece of artwork made by nature.<\/p>\n<p>We walked through steep hills and 162 stairs. It was well worth the pain going up these steps because the view was nothing a picture could even compare to. Behind us stood more green land and personally my favorite, more cows and sheep!<\/p>\n<p>Although more walking was involved, the pain was erased from my legs as the mountains got higher and waves crashed against the walls. Again another picture perfect image that my mind will forever imbedded. I couldn&#8217;t ask for a more perfect day. There is so much beauty around us that many of us people tend to forget. It is literally my therapy and such an honor to experience all the site seeing.<\/p>\n<p>Nature is truly a beautiful thing that no one should take for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s crazy to think that it&#8217;s already approaching more than halfway through the trip! Time is going incredibly fast here in Ireland! Our day started with arising with the sun to catch Willie and the bus at 930. I&#8217;d never been so taken back until I saw the first sights of the Giants Causeway! 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