Oh god, having to get up at 7am sucks and I hope I don't have to do it too often. Today was mostly all about orientation and information, as from 9:00am until 12pm all 25 program participants were stuck in a room and talked at about the rules, housing, and general class information.
Sometimes it's really hard for me to remember that I have to go to class on Monday.
After that though myself and my three roommates moved into our flat! Imagine a large two bedroom aparment, decorated in slightly aged 60's, 70's yellow/orange decor. Not too shabby but not the best on the block either. I got really lucky and my roommate Katie and I got the bigger room with attached bathroom! Yay! The other girls didn't get it too bad though, with their room only slightly smaller and right next door to the other bathroom. We barely unpacked before we decided to go out and find a grocery store and somewhere to buy sheets.
So we walked. And walked. And walked some more, asking directions here and there trying to find a grocery store. Because I didn't want Ireland's version of "Whole Foods". I wanted a nice, cheap(er) place to buy some essentials. And through the help of a few different store owners we found our way to a Tescos. You know what I notice the most about Irish products (really all European products)? They're all smaller and yet more expensive. The toiletries, food (especially meet), all of it - smaller portions but more expensive. Not cool.
Anyway, we made some purchases and wandered back to the flat spending the rest of the early evening eating straightening up and the preparing to meet up with people to go out. I'm getting the feeling that Dublin's going to be kind of a wild ride for me. I'm not too worried about it though - I'm a big girl and have no problem saying no. At least it's a great way to get to know the local populus - trying out anywhere from 1 to 3 different pubs definitely lets you meet the local, eh?
Jealous yet?
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