Last week was filled with travelling and touring cities. Meagan and I went to Derry, Belfast, Giant's Causeway, and to many Irish pubs. We managed to fit both of us in my tiny room; one on the floor, and one on the bed. It was good craic :) Above are some pictures from Giant's Causeway and Belfast adventures. The one of the mural on the wall is painted on a Protestant apartment building. We took a picture in front of it smiling, but I don't like it because I feel like nobody should feel happy looking at such seriously intimidating murals like this one.
This week Emily and I were relying on each other for company since all our first semester friends left to go home for good. It was just the two of us for a few days, and then new students started to come! We actually gave them the tour of campus and met a few of them. There are many from America and France, a few from Germany, one from Canada, Nigeria, Poland, and Mexico. All in all there were probably 60 new students that arrived yesterday, and we have many more to meet. It feels good knowing that there are other people around campus now. It's not so lonely and dead quiet. After the tour, I met with my Irish mom, Pearl, and chatted for a bit. We are going to have dinner on Sunday at their house. Tonight I have orchestra, and I get to play my own viola thank goodness. The one they provided was in poor condition.
Yesterday I met with my advisor and figured out my schedule. If all the classes are approved by my home university in Washington then I will be taking a Food and Wine Tourism class, a Business class called Organizations and People, and a Humanities class called Urban Europe. I'm VERY excited about the wine class! I talked to the professor and he is enthusiastic and helpful. Cross your fingers that it all works out!!
MY fingers are crossed! But I'm not making any more comment until other people have a chance so I won't always be first to crowd into the comments! Ahaha!:)
ReplyDeleteHa, Dad I love that you look at this so much. It's always exciting to see comments even if you were the only one reading it.Comment away...
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Hey hey hey I read it too! I've been checking and there isn't anything new when I check :)
ReplyDeleteIm super excited for you too, I want you to love your wine class. Do you have more class time this semester? Or is it still a lot of work at home?
Let's do skype sometime, I don't have a lot of news,things are same ol same ol with me and B, and school is crazy and stressful. i was thinking maybe you and me could take a trip to houston this summer to see the twins. It feels like its been way too long.
Anyway, love you.
p.s.- do the irish watch american idol???
Hey sis! My wine class today was very intersting. I think it will be a great class. I only have class 3 days a week, a total of about 8 hours/week. Still a lot of free time, and this week I find out if my professors will allow me to take an alternative exam so I can come home in April. YEAH 21 run! Houston sounds like a lot of fun but I think I will be so broke that I might not be able to afford it. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Irish watch their version of American Idol called "The X Factor". It's actually coming to America soon I think.
Love you