Bethany Stercho in Ireland

Every one says Ireland is green, but until you see it for your self you will never understand how incredible it is! Today it is a little overcast but yet still gorgeous. We have seen an amazing amount of Ireland already on our trip as we started right when we got off the plane. We saw some of Dublin as we made our way from the airport to Glendalough to see St. Kevin's monastic site. We then went on to the town of New Ross to tour a ship Irish emigrants took called Dunbrody. It was eye opening to see the conditions they endured and made us realize how desperate they must have been to leave in such a way. So far today we took a stunning tour of the Waterford crystal factory. The men that work their are incredible craftsmen who had to undergo a minimum of 8 years of training to work in a specific area of the crystal forming process. So far this has been a very informative and exciting trip that I feel every American should experience in their life.