Between three consecutive days of orientation, an "academic walkabout", grocery shopping, bar hopping, and buying/setting up a brand new laptop I feel as if I could use a brand new pair of feet. "walking 'til your feet bleed" is not always a figure of speech. From the Castlewhite apartments where I am staying to city center is a little over a mile, 'bout a mile and a half...After all the shopping is done one must then be prepared to walk back--usually carrying the shopping to boot. Now I see why bike-lanes are such a priority here along with the bus system.
Before I continue to update my blog I feel that I should thank all those who have helped me along in this extremely stressful transition period:
- Thank you to the IT helpdesk--especially Elaine, who was so kind as to provide me with internet for this weekend.
- Thank you to the Castlewhite warden who not only offered assistance with the limited space/storage issue but also set me up with possible internet over at Victoria Lodge or the Castlewhite registration building.
- Thank you to the owners of Reidy's Vault Bar, Porterhouse, and the Belt Shop for all the helpful information and reassurance.
- And most definitely, thanks to my parents for taking the time to settle me in and for reassuring me that I can do this and that this is going to be, quite possibly, the best year of my life.
THANKYOU!
And so, I think the best course of action at this point--seeing how I have now lost precious time due to everything closing down on weekends and registration/setup moving at the speed of bureaucracy--would be to update the blog by date. Therefore, the next few posts shall be labeled as 3-7-13, 3-8-13, or even something along the lines of Saturday-day one, Monday-day three, etc...
If anyone would care to contact me I now have an Irish phone number, you may contact my mom and she should be able to tell you the international extension and whatnot. I get free incoming texts :)
~Cheers!
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