The study abroad I went on was UA in Ireland: Geography of Europe; and one thing I learned throughout my time in Ireland was just how geologically diverse Ireland is. Before coming to Ireland, I always pictured Ireland as rolling green hills, with different pastures and farmlands. I never pictured huge mountains and diverse rock formations. During my study abroad, we started in Dublin, and made our way around the coastline of Ireland, stopping in different cities to explore and learn about the culture of Ireland. One of the first places we visited was Glendalough. Glendalough means “the valley of two lakes” and as the name suggests, is a valley with two beautiful lakes. These lakes were formed from glacial runoffs of the mountains surrounding Glendalough. Glendalough was very green and is part of the Wicklow Mountain range. The next geological diverse place we went was the Dingle Peninsula which was formed from the earth shifting land. After Dingle we headed to the Burren which is unlike anything I have ever seen. The Burren is a limestone mountain where lots of different flower species are able to thrive. After the Burren we went to Connemara where the mountains are made out of metamorphic rocks rather than limestone. These mountains were so pretty and because of glacial landscapes of Ireland formed fjords and inlets surrounding the area. Ireland was unlike anything I have ever seen and I am so glad I got to learn all about how geologically diverse it was on my trip.