Wednesday was my first class for CIEE: The History and Culture of Modern Ireland. We have this class/seminar with the 2 staff members who coordinated the whole trip. I honestly thought this would be a drag because I’m usually not that into history, but so far, so good! It’s really interesting to learn about the historical influences that have impacted not only the political status of the country but also the social norms and traditions that now exist. There’s a lot of notes for this class, but I’ve caught up on them so far!
Wednesday night was the Fresher’s Ball, which a bunch of my friends here bought tickets to. It didn’t open until 10 pm so Alex and I hung out with a few Irish kids before hand and then walked over around 11 or so. Most of the acts didn’t go on until 12pm so we were right on time! Professor Green was the big headliner- not someone I’m familiar with at all but he was good! He’s a big sensation here so it was a pretty big deal to have him on campus. We left there around 2:30 or so, and came back to hang out and make some late night snacks (pizza and pasta). I was also able to skype with Nick for a while when I finally got home so that was definitely a good thing! Here are some picture of all the girls dressed up/at the dance!
Thursday none of us really had any classes or anything so we woke up late, went to the gym, went food shopping and just hung out. Another low key night last night because most of us were really tired from the night before and wanted to be sure we were on top of our game for the weekend!
It’s been a semi-low key week, but I think this weekend is going to get crazy. Even though a lot of Irish students go home for the weekends, it gives us a good reason to go into Dublin and explore the city that we have at our fingertips! You’ll get an update soon!
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