Heavy with Memories

"Too heavy with memory, too light to forget." This is a line within Yeats's poem titled "To Ireland in the Coming Times. He wrote this in a time when the country was divided, the North and the rest of the island. The past is heavy, but it is not something that they can forget. I feel like I can hold this close to home. my time here in this country is coming to an end, and I am 100% sure heavy with memories. There have been so many experiences that I have had while I have been here that I am excited to take home with me and to carry with me for the rest of my life. 

When an event happens, there are key things that tend to stick with a person or as a group as a whole. While being here, I have had these events, key events that I am excited to take home with me. One of the first things that really stuck with me was our arrival here in Dungarvan. The fact that all of these people had no clue who we were, but they were so welcoming and were not afraid to tell us to reach out. This has happened all throughout the trip, people being so welcoming. One of our Irish friends has told me that if/when I come back, they have a spare room that I can stay in. 

The memories of all the sights that we see are things that I am looking forward to remembering for years to come. I have seen things that I never thought I would see in my life, and I have gotten to take the time while on this trip to take it all in and reflect on it when I am home with my family. These things go as vast as the vast landscapes that we have seen in the West to the big cities such as Dublin and Cork. 

One of the final memories that I will always look back on is the time that we have had with each other. There has been ups and downs but, in the end, we can look back on the times we have had together and the activities we have taken part of as a group as a whole or in smaller groups. Overall, this trip has left me with so many memories that I will look back on for years to come!