The airport was of course stressful. My friend that was supposed to meet me here missed his flight and so then I was nervous that I was going to miss my flight, but I made it with at least a few minutes to spare. Yay!
The plane ride was full of movies! I tried to only watch one and then fall asleep but the falling asleep part just wasn't happening. I tried so many different positions like knees to the chest, legs stretched out, on my right, on my left, but nope (see parents I tried!). I always meet cool people on the airplanes... a lady from Egypt and a guy that had biked from Chicago to LA in a month are two that I remember.
When I finally arrived in Ireland, Aoife was there to pick me up. I'm still not sure how to pronounce her name, but I promise I'll learn it by the end of this :) We headed to my apartment complex called Shanowen Square located about 20 minutes from the heart of Dublin, and a short walk to the Dublin City University college campus. It is nice and for the first time in my life, I have my own room AND own bathroom! Here are some pics:
I share the apartment with 3 other students: a guy from Finnland, a girl from France, me, and the other guy (Luke) from UCSB. Another guy from Canada is arriving tomorrow at 9 am. Several other Irish students are also involved in this program, so it is truly international.
We went to the nearest grocery store to pick up some groceries for breakfast tomorrow and then walked to the local mall and had a quick dinner at the cafe. I unpacked, realized I brought no clothes and need to go shopping, and found the coolest little notes from my family, love you guys thanks!! Now I'm here ready for bed!! It's 8:22 pm so I'll stay up for 30 more minutes but after that good night! Tomorrow is a tour of the campus and the lab... I'm excited!
breeze that is so cool! have fun. make friends. :)
ReplyDeletei like this blog thing!! have fun and enjoy =)
ReplyDeleteI am glad Europe has you back :)
ReplyDeleteSo great to hear from you so soon. Be sure you get some rest. Brought no clothes???...or just want to go shopping??? I am sure I saw clothes in your suitcase :). Glad you finally got your own room. Thank you UCSB!! Looking forward to hearing about your mny adventures. I love you..... a lot!!!
ReplyDeleteBrianna this is awesome...you are a really great blogger!!! I miss you already and your apartment rocks..they are treating you well:) Haha your descriptions of how you tried to fall asleep on the plane made me laugh...
ReplyDeletehahah i like your mom's comment ... i remember you saying that your suitcase was overweight..weird how you dont have any clothes:) miss you breeze!! this blog is super cool!
ReplyDeleteyay breeze!!! this is going to be so awesome for you!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the you are there safe and sound. Have a great time. I am with your Mom, I'm almost sure that you packed clothes!!! Uncle Rick says "HI" and keep this blog going!!!
ReplyDeleteBreeze -- nice to hear you're having a good time in Ireland, I hope you get some great experience but also have a lot of fun!
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