Dublin Business School is about a 35 minute walk from Blackhall Apartments. I'm just now getting the hang of crossing the streets and remembering that I need to look the opposite way to see if cars are going to hit me. People probably know I'm American just because I stand at the crosswalk and look both directions on one-way streets about 5 times before making my move. My dad, Mr. Pedestrian, would be proud.
As I said above the past week has been action packed. I've managed to make some great friends, experience Temple Bar, go to Kilmainham Gaol (which means jail in Gaelic. It was a field trip. I didn't actually go to jail), spend lots of money on groceries, take a train up the coast to the town of Malahide, walk around Trinity College, attend church, and get poured on. We've only had two days of rain and lots more days of sunshine, which I totally didn't expect. It's been great.
For the first two weeks all the American students studying here take an Irish Culture and Society course that has four different topics. We have a class of Irish History, Culture, Literature, and Politics. I've never been more excited about going to class. I think it has something to do with the great stories and accents my Professors have. All of them are extremely interesting to listen to. On Friday we're registering for our semester classes which begin on Monday, I'm really excited about all the fun Irish people I will meet in my classes.
This weekend I believe some friends and I are traveling to Cork, Ireland. It's in Southern Ireland and apparently it's beautiful so I'm really excited about visiting that region.
Being here is truly SUCH an adventure, there is so much to explore and it excites me so much!
Anyways, here are a few pictures from my travels so far (there's way more on Facebook though!)
This is the River Liffey. It runs through the center of Dublin.
Some friends and I in front of the Kilmainham Gaol.
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