Day one

What a first day! I left Logan airport and the United States behind at 9pm on Saturday June 17^th. The flight was scheduled to land at 8am the next day Dublin time but we were ahead of schedule-45 minutes early. Crazy! Although I really wanted to sleep, all the commotion of being close to the bathrooms and the drink
and food carts going by for the first part of the journey made getting a little shut eye a difficult feat. Finally around midnight (US time) I fell asleep and got a solid two hours. I have to say though, I had a window seat, an airplane blanket and a pillow.

Also I had a wall behind me instead of more seats so I was able to keep my seat reclined and not have to worry about it. I had my headlight at the ready in case  needed it, but I didn't have to make an emergency stop in Goosebay. Someone please tell my Uncle Paul that I did though, he will laugh his pants off!

I work up to watch the sunrise up in the sky an hour before touching down at Dublin International Airport at 7:25am (Dublin time). Waiting in the crazy ridiculous immigration line was making me anxious but soon enough I saw my other two co’s and was immediately put at ease. One of the hardest parts was that I wasn't able to post and send anything on the internet even though I had wifi-sorry if you were worried ma!  I have obtained the wifi code in my apartment now so I should be able to post each night! After getting five of us into a car with way too many pieces of luggage, we had a great ride to our apartments with a really nice cab driver. He gave us all some good tips to remember and showed us what the city is like on a Sunday morning.I got to my apartment (20) and although I am on the first floor I have a balcony that looks over the courtyard-score! I think I made a good choice of rooms mostly because of the closets! We were able to meet the head-RA over here, and I look forward to working with him. For lunch he treated us to the oldest pub in Dublin- The Brazen Head Pub. My first meal in Ireland….Chicken Goujon and fries (so slightly larger chicken nuggets). Adam showed Justine, Shane (my co’s) and I the closest ATM, the dollar store and the grocery store. After going to one grocery store we headed out to find another on the North side of Dublin. I live in the South and they are separated by the River or the Luffe.

We got a little confused on our way but immediately an Irish man came up to us and just started directing us-super nice guy! We ended up walking right through this mall we had no idea was there-Crazy! After coming home from our little excursion the three of us ate dinner together-Yes mom I made food for myself, it’s a miracle isn't it... well to be honest Shane cooked my chicken for me cause I was nervous. I am looking forward to heading down to the extreme south side of the city to the academic center (about a 25 minute walk). Now as I figure out how to turn the TV on, I hope my mother will read this and Skype me so I can see her face.

PS. I promise these posts will get more interesting once I start actually doing things