Dublin, Ireland #HogsAbroad #WanderlustWednesday

I can honestly say that I had NO plans on visiting Ireland while studying abroad. It never crossed my mind, but boy am I glad I did!

Dublin Bay Cruise

First of all, Ireland is breath-taking beautiful. We took a day to explore the City Center of Howth. It was freezing, but we decided to take a cruise around the island. It would’ve been a lot nicer if it were warmer, but it was well worth it! I was able to see tons of seals as they played with the waves that the boat created. Also, we met an older couple from Alabama who were visiting Ireland, and they were planning on renting a car to explore the outskirts of Dublin. Extremely nice people!

Second, the people of Dublin are EXTREMELY nice! They are very outspoken, and won’t hide how they feel. Although they were very straightforward, never beat around the bush, they were extremely nice. Never judgemental and were always glad to help us when we got lost.

Of course we took a tour of the Guinness storehouse. It was amazing to learn everything that went into creating a pint of Guinness. There was a man who was a Guinness expert, he knew everything about it, from what went into it to how long it took to make.

While in Dublin, I had my favorite food EVER. I missed it so much. I had potato skins with buffalo hot wings. In Spain, there’s not that much spicy food because Spaniards aren’t really into it! I had to take advantage of my favorite food in Dublin!

YUMMM

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Hi! My name is Erica Portillo, and I am a Junior at the University of Arkansas. I am studying International Business with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and a minor in Spanish. I have had the opportunity to take my studies abroad – to Madrid, Spain! I am from Rogers, AR and have never been to Spain, but I cannot wait to be there!

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International Business major Erica Portillo spent the spring 2018 semester in Spain with our U of A Exchange Program at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid with the help of our our Office of Study Abroad Scholarship.

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