I will be the envy of Merville
Sunday, September 10. 2006
I just found a spot in my room where I get a 5% signal to the internet. Hell yes. This means I can actually be online at night (when nobody else is) and talk to people, write, upload, and listen to music. All while looking out towards some wicked cool blue-lit building and stary/cloudy nights.
Today was kinda cool. We were going to go into town and watching a hurling match, but we never met up with the guy that was going to take us to the stadium. No worries. We asked a woman where the nearest pub was and took a little walk. And hurling is a violent game. I think the guys get their jollies by seeing who can give who the biggest whack.
A few beers later, a soccer match came on. Let me tell you that the english leagues are a HELL of a lot better than anything I've ever seen. Fast, precise, and just flat out good. We saw a few amazing goals and better saves. The funniest part was when a paraplegic man tried to get past Felix. The poor guy just RAMMED Felix's chair. Didn't even give him time to make room... Imagine a absolutely confused 6'3" German guy trying to get the hell out of the way out of a madman of an electrified wheelchair driver. Nothing we could do but laugh. (And by the way, the waitress we had ranks highly in my "hottest girls I've ever seen" list)
Then the last post -- a few of us needed to check class schedules, write emails and the like. All of the buildings were closed today, so we went to the little courtyard by the residence's reception to piggy-back off their wireless. We all started talking, sharing information on getting around this and that restriction, and found out that of the dozen+ of us, 2 weren't from the US. We're freggin everywhere here.. which is kinda cool.
The high foreign to local ratio is also explained by the degree programs here. UCD & Ireland are the interstate highways of advanced degrees. Law degrees in 5 years. Medical degrees in 6. Whatever. I'm just here to round out my education & meet some people.
Today was kinda cool. We were going to go into town and watching a hurling match, but we never met up with the guy that was going to take us to the stadium. No worries. We asked a woman where the nearest pub was and took a little walk. And hurling is a violent game. I think the guys get their jollies by seeing who can give who the biggest whack.
A few beers later, a soccer match came on. Let me tell you that the english leagues are a HELL of a lot better than anything I've ever seen. Fast, precise, and just flat out good. We saw a few amazing goals and better saves. The funniest part was when a paraplegic man tried to get past Felix. The poor guy just RAMMED Felix's chair. Didn't even give him time to make room... Imagine a absolutely confused 6'3" German guy trying to get the hell out of the way out of a madman of an electrified wheelchair driver. Nothing we could do but laugh. (And by the way, the waitress we had ranks highly in my "hottest girls I've ever seen" list)
Then the last post -- a few of us needed to check class schedules, write emails and the like. All of the buildings were closed today, so we went to the little courtyard by the residence's reception to piggy-back off their wireless. We all started talking, sharing information on getting around this and that restriction, and found out that of the dozen+ of us, 2 weren't from the US. We're freggin everywhere here.. which is kinda cool.
The high foreign to local ratio is also explained by the degree programs here. UCD & Ireland are the interstate highways of advanced degrees. Law degrees in 5 years. Medical degrees in 6. Whatever. I'm just here to round out my education & meet some people.
