After spending around two weeks in Gaoth Dobhair, something that has stood out to me has been the food and drinks that are common here. One particular thing is tea and how common it is. During our class breaks, we would go to the canteen and there would always be tea or coffee ready to have with cookies. I found it really interesting how this was different compared to American schools since normally they would not offer something like that.
Another interesting thing that I have noticed about the food has been the amount of potatoes that we are given with meals. For one meal, we had three different types of potatoes prepared, which is more than I have had in one sitting. But it was all very tasty! I assume that potatoes are just consumed a lot here because its easily accessible as well as tied with the tradition and history of the area. It was also just interesting to see how similar a lot of the meals are here with what I usually eat in the United States. I have also been learning more vocabulary for different foods in Irish with meals from my fellow classmates and our Bean an Tí. Having meals together has been a great way to practice conversing and sharing different vocabularies with each other.
Though I have left Gaoth Dobhair now, I am sure the food will be just as great in An Cheathrú Rua!