Realizations

So I've realized a couple of things since I've been here, the top two are that I hate bureaucracy and I'm pretty dependent upon technology. I'm still not officially a student because of some clerical thing that the fees office didn't know I'm not supposed to pay tuition, but its being sorted out and hopefully I will be tomorrow. Also because of that, I still don't have internet in my dorm and have to walk to the internet cafe. So it really makes me think about how much I'm online :-P

Aside from those details, things are going well. I have my first classes tomorrow, which will be interesting. I think I'm going to be taking 4 physics classes, 1 math class, and either a history or geology class. We shall see, once I'm actually a student and can find out if stuff transfers. In the meantime I've been wandering around Dublin exploring places. I found another really cool park that's even closer to my dorm, as well as a history museum and natural history museum that I will have to go visit soon. Also, we had our orientation yesterday and I met lots of international students. A couple of us went to a crepe restaurant for dinner and had yummy crepes. I've also met almost all of my 7 suite-mates and they are all very nice. They drink a lot of tea and I have been as well. I made my first batch of chocolate chip cookies in our kitchen.

Overall, its really cold here, but I'm learning how to stay warm, everyone is very nice and helpful, and I'm looking forward to the semester getting underway!