Yesterday, after my science class, I headed out to Gerards, a local sandwich place. I bought myself a delicious sandwich with coleslaw and some other veggies on it, as coleslaw is always an option at a sandwich bar here! I walked the short distance over to St Stephen's Green and found myself an empty park bench. I sat down enjoying watching children sticking their hands in the fountains, reaching their hands up making it just far enough to get their fingers wet. I watched pigeons flapping around and flirting with one another. One would puff out its colorful neck while the other one cooed and walking slowly away. Underneath a Chinese architectural shelter I saw a group warming up to do Tai Chi, stretching out and practicing the motions.

Around 12:30, the business men and women as well as the school children walked through the center of the park in packs, headed home or out for lunch. This happens everyday around the same time and the streets are full with lunch goers and Grafton Street is full and hard to find a path down without following the crowds. You can forget about walking fast, because people are at a medium pace, fast enough to get somewhere, slow enough to enjoy the walk.

After lunch I went to the Chester Beatty Library for class to view the exhibits there. We all enjoyed hot chocolate and coffee afterward and discussed our travel plans. After a quick stop at Dunnes for some last minute grocery shopping, we headed home. Usually we cut through St Stephen's green to get back home, but as soon as the sun starts going down the gates close to the park and it is easier to take the back roads, which have become fairly familiar by now.

Dublin has become very familiar and the consistencies are comforting. After each weekend that I'm away, I can't wait to get back home to Dublin.