cloudy, rainy, cold area, but I was ok with that. I was here for the experience. When it rains back in Erie, it is dreadful, but I also do not care for the rain that much. Being in Ireland, I think I have a new perspective. I look at the rain as beautiful, even though it does not bring a happy feeling. I do not love the fact that it makes my clothes wet, shoes dirty, and my hair gets messed up, but I think that it opens up the land here.
I am able to see the fields, hills, mountains, beaches in a new perspective. Yes, we all love the sun, but the rain could potentially be just as good. Maybe not as fun, but it is definitely interesting. I like the rain, I just do not like to be in it. It adds life to the Earth. Though, I will admit, I do not like it to be cloudy for days on end because I do like the sun on my face. But, coming to Ireland I get to experience a different way of life. The Irish have gone through this type of weather for a very long time, and they are able to make do. The the clouds and rain can be looked at as bad, gloomy days, I think they could also be looked at as a new outlook on life, whatever that may be, maybe a gift.
"A Gift of Rain" - Heaney
"Cloudburst and steady downpour now
for days.
Still mammal,
straw-footed on the mud,
he begins to sense weather
by his skin."
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