Hiya all,
It has been brought to my attention by my lovely mom that there are a number of typos in my blog. I went back and read through some of the posts and am a bit embarrassed. It seems that I tend to just the leave the end off of words :) I will be making a more concerted effort to read over my posts!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Pt.1 of the trip home
A few highlights from my trip home. So good to see the family and be back in Florida. There is something really exotically beautiful about parts of Florida which I never fully appreciated until coming to Ireland.
In contrast to the last post
In lighter news...Max dyed and cut my hair and I am loving it. I have never gotten so many compliments. He dyed it a silver blonde and then shaved one side short and left the other side longish.
Oh and just a side note for the parents. Don't worry the earring is not a piercing it is just a cuff :)
Moscow
Just turned on the news and saw the coverage on the attacks in Moscow. So sad. Also, scary to think what this is going to mean for Russia's relationship with the Caucasus. Especially since Putin's major focus is security. Tough situation.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Back in Ireland
So Christmas holiday is over. I returned to Ireland to find that my shower, which had been a bit wonky since I moved in finally broke, and the heating was also broken. After not sleeping for two days and a 13 hour layover this was not a pleasant discovery. But, shower is fixed and now works better than ever. I am over the moon about being able to have a full pressure, hot shower that doesn't oscillate between freezing and burning. The heating is getting fixed soon. I let the housemates take the reigns on that one. It has really warmed up here and we found an electric heater in a closet so that is just fine.
It's good to back in the swing of classes.
I had such a wonderful break. It was so nice to see everyone in MN. I am am so fortunate to have been able to go up there and that everyone was free to see me. I love Ireland, but I can't help but miss my college friends.It is weird how close you grow to people when you live with them for 4 years.
Then being home was great. Spending time with family is always so nice. They spoiled me, of course, it was restaurants, daytrips and movies. Christmas dinner featured a homemade turducken which was amazing!
I am also so glad I wasn't here for Christmas; sounds like the theme was ice, bursting pipes, transportation being shut down and no water. The whole country basically shut down for a month. Thank goodness my parents didn't come visit me for Christmas!
Classes so far seem good. I am taking Business and Human Rights and Human Rights and Development. I didn't go into the course planning to have my focus be so much on the business and economics side of things, but I am enjoying learning about them since I know next to nothing about the topic. Also, I think one of the largest challenges facing human rights is convincing people that it is economically feasible to support and fund human right initiatives.
I am finally over my killer jet lag and am finally able to function without 13 hours of sleep. Haven't been doing too much. Been spending a fair amount of time with Sam's family; catching up on Christmas and stuff.
I have been eating my weight in pudding and brown sauce. This is by far my favorite food of Ireland. It is a spiced sausage mixed with grain, kind of like a haggis. There are two kinds white and black. Black originally was made with blood, but the cheap stuff I buy I am pretty sure it just dyed or something. And then brown sauce is almost like a steak sauce. It is the consistency of ketchup and is made from tomatoes and fruit, with a strong vinegar kick. It can also be used on just about anything in my opinion.
My favorite club in Galway has closed due to the economy. I heard from a former employee it costs 23,000 Euro to run a week. I have absolutely no concept of how that could be possible and think my facts might be a bit off. The entire business went under meaning that over 150 people have lost their jobs. Two bars, a club and a chain of liquor stores were all owned by the same guy and all of them have had to close their doors. I think the December weather really was the nail in the coffin.
In happier news I got one of my grades and was pleased with it. Four points away from an A which is killing me. But, having talked to others about it, and having heard that the prof. is apparently a hard grader I am pretty content. He said it was very well written:) YAYAYAYAY! So I feel pretty good about next semester. I am so happy that I did my distinction paper at Olaf because it really did an amazing job of preparing me for writing papers. This course has really made me realize what an education I got at Olaf.
Anyways sorry about the length of the post, so much to update on!
Hope everyone is well!
It's good to back in the swing of classes.
I had such a wonderful break. It was so nice to see everyone in MN. I am am so fortunate to have been able to go up there and that everyone was free to see me. I love Ireland, but I can't help but miss my college friends.It is weird how close you grow to people when you live with them for 4 years.
Then being home was great. Spending time with family is always so nice. They spoiled me, of course, it was restaurants, daytrips and movies. Christmas dinner featured a homemade turducken which was amazing!
I am also so glad I wasn't here for Christmas; sounds like the theme was ice, bursting pipes, transportation being shut down and no water. The whole country basically shut down for a month. Thank goodness my parents didn't come visit me for Christmas!
Classes so far seem good. I am taking Business and Human Rights and Human Rights and Development. I didn't go into the course planning to have my focus be so much on the business and economics side of things, but I am enjoying learning about them since I know next to nothing about the topic. Also, I think one of the largest challenges facing human rights is convincing people that it is economically feasible to support and fund human right initiatives.
I am finally over my killer jet lag and am finally able to function without 13 hours of sleep. Haven't been doing too much. Been spending a fair amount of time with Sam's family; catching up on Christmas and stuff.
I have been eating my weight in pudding and brown sauce. This is by far my favorite food of Ireland. It is a spiced sausage mixed with grain, kind of like a haggis. There are two kinds white and black. Black originally was made with blood, but the cheap stuff I buy I am pretty sure it just dyed or something. And then brown sauce is almost like a steak sauce. It is the consistency of ketchup and is made from tomatoes and fruit, with a strong vinegar kick. It can also be used on just about anything in my opinion.
My favorite club in Galway has closed due to the economy. I heard from a former employee it costs 23,000 Euro to run a week. I have absolutely no concept of how that could be possible and think my facts might be a bit off. The entire business went under meaning that over 150 people have lost their jobs. Two bars, a club and a chain of liquor stores were all owned by the same guy and all of them have had to close their doors. I think the December weather really was the nail in the coffin.
In happier news I got one of my grades and was pleased with it. Four points away from an A which is killing me. But, having talked to others about it, and having heard that the prof. is apparently a hard grader I am pretty content. He said it was very well written:) YAYAYAYAY! So I feel pretty good about next semester. I am so happy that I did my distinction paper at Olaf because it really did an amazing job of preparing me for writing papers. This course has really made me realize what an education I got at Olaf.
Anyways sorry about the length of the post, so much to update on!
Hope everyone is well!
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