Last night we finally got to hear traditional Irish music!! A few of us got drinks at a pub in Eyre Square and just hung out - it was fun and the music was great. Of course - "Oh, so you're American?" The locals just love that American accent. It's RAG week at a nearby school so the kids line up at 10am at pubs and drink all day - you could tell by the lovely "presents" left on all the streets. Irish people are nuts. The girls dress like skanks, the guys were in shorts and flip-flops, and I dunno - the rest of us had classes!
We also officially registered with NUIG at 9am, and I bought a blow dryer - FINALLY! I was all excited to use it and actually have pretty, non-frizzy hair but nope! Instead it shorted, made a scary scary noise and started smoking. I thought I was going to get electrocuted - Kat and our friend even came running to the room to make sure I wasn't dead. So today I took it back and got a new one - we'll see. It might not sound scary reading - even slightly dramatic - but trust me - terrifying.
Sunday night we went to Garvey's to watch the Patriots game. It's really funny because they stay open so us Americans can watch the game, but apparently they aren't supposed to, so they dim the lights, shut the blinds, and tell us to keep it down. You'd think they were going to kill us all. They booted us out after half time, which is too bad because apparently the second half was amazing - and the Pats lost :( But it was a fun night, and regardless we'll head over for the Superbowl - Go Bears! So I was exhausted yesterday - the first sunny day in about 2 weeks, and I slept through it taking a "kip." Alright more later!
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