Infinities and also books

Well wow. Has it been a month? I have had all kinds of adventures: Belfast/Northern Ireland, Cork, finding within Dublin, many lovely library spots, a church I’ve decided to call my own for the duration, and the very end of the wrong bus line…the list continues. But I want to spend most of this post…

January Montage

It’s been a while, I guess. Since school started. Wow. Guess I’ll give you some text-clips of the last two weeks, like a movie montage, at the risk of sounding self-centered. Maybe I’m just missing my TV classes a bit. Sit back and enjoy your popcorn. We open with Martha walking briskly down Thomas street…

A Recap and A Poem

I’ve been doing so much! I took a little Irish Step Dancing class through IES the other day, which was fun. Before that, some friends and I found this strange little diner, which has NYC themed decor (along with a giant picture of Obama’s face on the mirror) and serves fish and chips and the…

Work In Progress

I’ve seen the movie Desk Set a couple times, and today I’m recalling a point in the movie where the gigantic computing machine has been installed but isn’t yet functioning at full capacity or answering any questions because it first needs to ingest the raw information. I took a wonderful Dublin bus tour today, and…

Gaelic Games and Grilled Cheese

Yup, that was pretty much my day! Woke up, had a lovely breakfast of instant “porridge” (oatmeal) and grapes and “Irish Milk” (…Irish Milk) and headed to the bus stop. There a group of us students froze for a little while, waiting to warily follow the people leading the trip– they work for IES Abroad–…

Day 1– A Day of Moments

Today didn’t really feel like a day because I didn’t get a proper night. Taking off at 9:25pm left me 5 hours between evening in the US and morning in Ireland. The time between take-off and now was made of moments that I think I’ll remember, though I’m not sure I’ll remember the transitions very…

One Day More

This is the excerpt for your very first post.