I don't have scurvy, I have not hidden in bed for a solid day from the cold, and I have showered on a regular basis. I even leave the flat daily. Congratulate me.
Don't have very many pictures. Boo. Been too busy and lazy all at once. So this is a busy and lazy post, naturally.
Notes from Marie's Dublin, Week One
1. My housing? Is fabulous. Seriously. My room is huge. (It might be one of the biggest in the building, because I have all the luck, sometimes.) Also got me some fabulous roomies. So far, so awesome. ALSO, FRIENDS, THIS IS IMPORTANT: I have a roommate who cooks. Real food. Real, good food. MY LIFE. My. Life.
2. There are people from everywhere. So far, I've met American, Canadian, Irish, Scottish, English, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Swiss, German and Romanian students. Plus, there's more I'm not thinking of. It's crazy, and also insanely awesome. Like, ARGH SO FAB.
3. McKenna and Eden visited! That should have been number one, but my brain is not on the ball right now. They saw the country, saw my room, saw the sun, because they're lucky. They're home now, but they were faithful and much-appreciated pack ponies!
4. THE DRINK. The Irish drink. Duh. But more than that, they are given drink. By the university. This is wild to me, the American. Wine receptions are all over the place. We had one the second night at housing, my course has one coming up, every society has one. There was also an open bar night thing for the Halls last weekend. They give you wine! They being the school. For free! What? Coming from good 'ole dry campus ASU, I'm in shock and awe.
5. Start class Monday. Had my orientation today. Everything should be fabtabulously amazing.
6. I joined this college society called 'The Hist.' It's essentially a debate team, but they have all sorts of crazy cool speakers, which is why I paid my €5 fee. Some notable speaker this year (whose names you might know): George Takei, Eddie Izzard, Jenna Marbles. Also a bunch of Noble Prize Winners and, ya know, the former Generals and Presidents and Prime Ministers. We also got free coffee and scones. NO BIG DEAL.
7. It's cold. But I'm not dead yet! Pray for me.
