So here I am! I find myself in Ireland and after a couple days into the trip I cannot help but think how fast it all went. I was just sitting around at home in minnesota and now all of a sudden I am living in Ireland for 5 months. The first day here was full of running around the city of Cork and doing my best to familiarize myself with my new surroundings as well as the anticipation of going to my first Irish pub. That dream would ultimately have to wait until the next day as jet-lag got the better of me and my two hour nap at 4:00pm (16:00) turned into a 5+ hour nap and I woke up a bit before 10 and found everyone else in my group asleep.
The next day saw the arrival of the last of our group members and finally a visit to the pub! It was a real hole in the wall called the Franciscian Well but has great character and is right across the street from my apartment. I am ashamed to admit that I have been in Ireland for 3 days and have not yet had a Guiness but the pub makes its own beer and I felt like I had to try some of them. We heard on the news the other night that the pubs of Ireland are in trouble as a result of the hurting Irish economy, the smoking ban and the grocery stores selling cheep alcohol. It looks as thought I will need to do my part to help out these hurting pubs and stimulate the Irish economy... this should not be all that difficult a task.
The apartment is pretty cool and has a great view of the river and a lot of the city as well. I will put pictures on here soon. It has been great so far and I can't wait for classes to start and to dive right into things!
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