my goodness, my guinness!

tomorrow marks officially one week since i've been across the pond. it has been absolutely terrific. full of new friends, lots of walking, a new appreciation for public transportation, and pints of beer. talk about growing up. adjusting to the local culture has been a smoother transition than i thought it would be. everyone is so nice and welcoming. i'm excited to get settled, start classes and get into a groove.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS WEEK:

-honey came to maynooth on friday and we toured the town and campus. (i like it much more!) and later that night, we watched a movie and had pizza with the american girls i met

- pearl and i went to the guinness storehouse. we both poured the "perfect pint." it was really neat - you go through all 7 steps of pouring guinness, and then you drink it. and do you know what guinness tastes like? vomit. put into a blender with tar and other terrible things. and then blended into a thick smoothie. it. is. gross. but pearl and i were determined to finish. she owned it. and the guinness owned me.

- we went shopping in dublin. there's a place called penney's that's a lot like forever 21. so that was fun.

- honey moved into her apartment. it's a cute, little loft above the light shop of an old man. old and so dublin.


- pearl and i almost got hit by the bus illegally crossing the sidewalk, after she dropped a euro in the gelato - that was behind the glass, and, when we got to maynooth, she pulled out her mace and threatened me with it. i'm sharing a two-foot space with a crazy. #getmeoutofhere hahaha