I think that if I had to describe my life here so far in one word, it would be "walking". I have walked a lot...like a lot a lot. It's about twenty/twenty-five minutes to campus alone. Then the music building is fifteen minutes from there and up a huge hill. Also, Colleen lives completely on the other side of the campus, about 45 minutes away, and Rafaela is somewhere between us. I have been back and forth to all these places quite a few times, and it will never end. I guess I like the walking, it feels good to be out and about, the weather has been ok, just a little rain, but gohlee, the miles will surely be adding up!
So, for the first time ever since I started college I don't have at least one four hour lab and I don't have class on Friday! It looked like I may not have class on Thursday either, but it turns out my uillean pipe lessons have been scheduled then, but they will definitely be worth it. This is the nicest schedule I think I've ever seen!!! We're hoping that we'll be able to travel to some closer countries (like Scotland) and around Ireland (Dublin, Galway, Killarney) on these three day weekends. So much to do and see, and actually hopefully enough time to do all of it! We keep thinking of things we want to do and try to schedule it into our day and then realize that we're here for five months and should have plenty of time to at least see everything in Cork.
Not much else has really happened. Been wandering around the city...again with the walking, met some cool people from cool places. My friend's roommate is from a tiny island called Reunion off of Madagascar, they speak French, Googlemap it, beautiful and tiny place. There are also people from all over the states and Europe. hmmm, that's actually about all I have to say, when more exciting things start happening I'll write more.
Irish proverb of the day:
It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal.
Is iad na muca ciúine a itheann an mhin.
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