Oh hey,
So earlier this week it poured down rain here for about a 48 hour period and caused really bad flooding. There are some videos online of Dublin flooding. Here is one of the shopping center near UCD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU659YPRVs0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TRsLWO7Nd4
Luckily I missed the first day of the rain because I was in London last weekend. It was great weather there, sunny and warm. I'd seen a lot of the tourist sites already, having been there just a few months ago but it was good going back. I love London. We flew into Gatwick though, instead of Heathrow...which is NOT in London. It says it is, but it's a good hour or two drive outside.
I've turned in a couple of essay papers now, and am working on a group project for Urban Geography. Also, I've decided 100% that I'm going to come back in the Fall for my MA in International Relations from UCD. There are great reasons - the cost is pretty similar to getting a graduate degree in the United States, and I think it might be time for me to move on to another place. An International Relations degree from an international university will also carry a lot of weight in the career path I want to enter.
Tomorrow Dan, Aymeric and I are going to Cork on the southern coast of Ireland for the weekend. It is a Guinness Jazz festival, so booking hostels was a bit of a mess but I think it will be a lot of fun. The Blarney Stone is just outside of town, and really close to where we're staying while there.
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I'm exhausted lately. I can't seem to catch up on sleep, and I don't know why. I think I'm sleeping plenty but I just don't really ever feel awake right now. My cough is finally subsiding, at least a little. I'm on a mission to get scissors. I've been wanting scissors since I arrived, and have yet to find anywhere that sells them. Who knew it would be so difficult? I'm sure I've just missed them...
Currently I want from Home:
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, a ticket to Kansas State vs Oklahoma, scissors, Scooby Snack, Oatmeal Cookie, and Shit Nanner shots; Left Hand Milk Stout, ANY kind of pumpkin beer, my big bed, ALL of my clothes, my mini fridge, my car - MY CAR.
I feel pretty bad for not taking any pictures in Wexford/Rosslare. I hope Sarah will let me go back with her again so I can fix that. Also, she really liked the flowers I gave her for her birthday yesterday. 1 is already dead, but the rest live on for another day.
Can't wait to see the family when they come in less than a month! Talk to the rest of you soon!
