Hello, all!
I have safely arrived in Ireland! The voyage was long but I must say that keeping myself awake for nearly 36 hours was the best idea EVER as I had a wonderful night sleep last night and am now successfully adjusted to the local time. All of my roommates have also arrived and they are all very nice. Two are from Hamline and one from California. The California roommate fits the California stereotype perfectly. She is blonde, athletic, and very tan. She and her partner have just started their own outdoor outfitting company. One of the two Hamline girls looks just like Julie from highschool. The resemblance is striking. The final roommate looks very Irish w/ red hair and freckles. She will fit in marvelously. Aside from my roomates, I have met a handful of other people as well. A few of us will be heading out for an adventure in town in just a couple hours. One of the girls is named Amanda and looks and talks just like Kyle's Amanda. She wears Boston Red Socks apparel from head to toe every day, lol. It is almost creepy in their resemblance, but at least that's one name I won't forget.
My housing in Corrib village is a little bit of a disappointment. When I read my housing description aloud to Trista back in grand forks she remarked, "That doesn't sound like school housing....you're going to a celebrity rehab center!" Well, a celebrity rehab center it is NOT. It is just like any other crappy student housing and smells a bit like a Hotel 6 where the musty smell of cigarette smoke has infused itself into the walls. For reference I am inserting the link to the corrib village description. Just cut and paste this link to see what I'm talking about: http://www.nesl.edu/summer/corrib05.htm However, now that I have adjusted, this place isn't too bad. In fact it's even nice. It's just not the magical land of Corrib Village that was described online, but now that I have gotten over my initial disappointment, I think I like it. Additionally, I lucked out with drawing the largest and nicest room in my apartment. I have a double bed, tv, and my own bathroom w/ shower. There is also a handy heater in my bathroom to turn on while I shower making the bathroom warm and toasty which is very pleasant in the cool mornings. My three roommates and I share a full kitchen w/ dishwasher, stove, oven, microwave, toaster, fridge, and coffee pot as well as a living room w/furniture, TV, and VCR. Today I am going to pick up some groceries. They have a little place here that sells breakfast each morning for 5 Euro. It was a major let down though as they only offered toast and cereal. Rip off.
Tonight at 6 I have orientation and tomorrow at 9 am I start my classes. I am looking forward to my trip into the city center this afternoon. =) I will be sure to keep posting my adventures as they arise. I hope everyone is well at home!
2 comments:
Don’t get me wrong I like Europe; however, the breakfast establishments on that continent leave a lot to be desired. Last summer, me and Amy were enjoying a nice week in London until we saw the “breakfast” that was included with our room. Now I am no stranger to dirty cups and plates, but this place was out of control. The worst part was they mixed the coffee and tea together, and the peanut butter and jelly were in some kind of containers fashioned by gypsies or elves bound with twine. It was scary. Anyway, Amy made it up to me later that morning (by that I mean showed me were a Starbucks was).
Hope all is well D, drink a pint of something dark for me. For fun keep saying “it must be the luck of the Irish” until one of the locals punches you in the face.
Anyway miss you, take care.
-K
Well, Poppers is a far cry from anything European, but I guess I can use my imagination. They do have some good "imported" beer, but nothing too special. I hope you have fun. Give me a call and tell me how it is. Enjoy the sights, B :)
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