Well, I'm here. This blog now has actual meaning. My flight was last night at 9:45 pm and I landed this morning at 9am (Dublin time). Everything was fine, luggage arrived and the bus to take us to our housing was on time.
Dublin is a really cool city, it's a mix between beautiful scenery and really cool industrial buildings.
My roommate, Sarah, is cute, and in addition to her, I've met a ton of fun girls (there's only one boy), that are great. I'm always afraid that people won't match up or like my sense of humor. Everyone here, though, is funny, and loves to laugh. I can tell it's going to be a great group.
I had a moment of home sickness, and the realization that I'll be here for 2 whole months, but everyone spoke up and felt kind of the same way, so it was a nice little bonding moment to be there for each other.
We had an orientation meeting which I dozed in and out of because of my severe jet lag. We came home and napped for a few hours, then got up, got dressed and headed out.
Me and about 10 girls went out to a restaurant called "Bad Ass." We ordered our first beers in Ireland. The waitress found out this was our first Ireland experience, and was really sweet and fun. I got some soup, some people got wings, some people got pizza. We all picked off each other's plates and laughed and had an awesome time.
After dinner we all went into a cool alley that led to a big square of pubs. They had a live band in one that was singing really classic american songs, like Tom Petty, ACDC and Rolling stones. It was really fun and everyone was singing and dancing and hugging. We got to know a few Irish people who were really friendly, along with some people from Australia and Germany as well. At one point we all looked at each other and said, "we're at a pub in Ireland." It's hard to believe how lucky we all are.
Finally we walked into a disco, which they ID'd us to make sure we were 18...(insuuuuultiiiing)... and we were THE ONLY ones in there. They gave us free drinks and we danced like crazy for a while before heading home.
Both out and back we took the bus which is 2 euros each way. Still getting the hang of Euros, but I'm sure I'll get it eventually. Those coins are important, totally not like American money.
Don't have my internship yet, but the woman who's looking for me says she's working on mine, and mine alone for the next three days. Really, really hoping I'll get a good one that I enjoy a lot.
Tomorrow we're having a scavenger hunt in the city, and y'all know I'll win that.
Bad news: Hulu does not work outside of America. It's okay though, I'm finding ways to cope.
Sophie
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