I've been working on this list for awhile now, but I never thought the time of posting was going to come or at least I didn't think it was going to come this fast. Today is my last full day in Ireland, because we basically are leaving in the middle of the night to get to the airport.

I am so lucky to call Cork a second home, and I'm going to miss living and being here more than anything.

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1. Walking everywhere.

2. Knowing my way around a foreign country, and pretty well if you ask me.

3. The streets.

4. The colored buildings.

5. University College Cork

-The buildings
-The Student Center
-The professors
-The big classes
-The professors accents.

6. The public transportation, even though we barely used it. Unless it was for a trip.

7. The Main Gates.

8. The Arch and watching people avoid not stepping on it or friends teasing eachother around it.

9. The Market, Walter and the bakeries.

10. Tesco brand (cereal, digestives, tea cookies, scone mix.)

11. Victoria Lodge

12. Living on my own.
13. Cooking for myself, it was hard at first! I love it now though.

14. Banofee Pie.

15. Adventures. Every moment is an adventure.

16. Pub culture.

17. Live music.

18. The street performers.

19. The Echo boy's call by the post office.

20. Samples from the Old Mill, the Market and O'Flynns.

21. Planning a backpacking trip for 21 cities, 12 countries 1 backpack and over 50 HOURS of planning.

22. Getting crafty.

23. My favorite food places- Lennox's, O'Conails, Farmgate, Café Mexicana,

24. Everything being as pretty as a picture.

25. Journaling and blogging.

26. Not saying no to anything.

27. The River Lee.

28. Seeing the other side of the Atlantic and always getting excited.

29. My life size poster of Beorn- sorry you didn't fit coming home!

30. The candy-Kinder Bueno bars, Aero Bars and Dairy Milk.

40. Thinking of ways to skimp, save and do without. "Do you really need it?"
41. Staying up all night with my two best friends, in Ireland.

42. The accent of Cork, it sounds like singing.

43. Dancing on the tables at the Wash with my two best friends.

44. Running to the store to pick something up, instead of hopping in a car.

45. I will always appreciate sunny days, but I won't let the rain stop me again.

46. The small dogs here are so cute!

47. Getting asked for directions, and knowing the right way to point someone- especially when they were Irish!

48. Outdoor restaurants with heat lamps.

49. Never being hurried out of a restarant and being able to sit there for hours after a meal.

50. Small cars.

51. Jay walking like the Irish and getting good at it!

52. Forgetting I'm in Ireland and then remembering that I am IN IRELAND, it's the most amazing feeling.

53. Seeing familiar faces.

54. Tea time with Hannah.

55. F-Bombs dropped on daytime television

56. Chester/Cork Cake.

57. Hard Cider.

58. Rolling green hills speckled with sheep will never get old.

59. Neither will the cliffs, rocky shores, or cloudy skies.

60. Or the rainy days.

61. FaceTiming home.

62. Blogging and journaling

63. "I miss you" emails, texts, inboxes, ect.

64. Watching Rugby games in the pub.

65. The FAT birds, I think the worms really big here.

67. Oliver Plunkett Street, The Grand Parade Patrick Street and Paul Street.

68. Sitting on the Grand Parade boardwalk.

69. Romantic strolls on nice nights with my best friends.

70. Reminiscing.

71. Walking by familiar faces.

72. Hearing the different languages as I walk through campus or the city.

73. The professors and departments offices in houses.

74. Budgeting like a grown up.

75. No Friday classes!

76. No tipping.

77. Pretty doors.

78. Sunday's Well.

79. Mardyke Walk.

80. The other side of the River, by Kent station.

81. Brown Bread, Soda Bread and the butter.

82. Talking about coming back here.

83. Writing post cards.

84. Beorn's Open When letters.

85. Going through pictures every night.

86. Having the confidence and comfort in this city to walk alone.

87. Seeing familiar faces.

88. My leather jacket and scarves.

89. Boole Library.

90. "It's Cork, like."

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This is for all the future Thetas, Residents, and Friends who plan on making Cork their home away from home for a few months:

1. It does rain in Ireland, but not as much as you would think and not nearly as much as I expected. To me it was similar to the Caribbean. It rains a little almost everyday, but not all day everyday. Don't listen to what people say about the Irish not wearing rain gear or using umbrellas. They do, BRING IT.

2. Even though classes are different here than they are at home, they're still important. So many people told me classes are a joke abroad, that wasn't the case at UCC. Attendance was a little bit of a joke- even for the Irish students. But I attended every class because when your whole grade is riding on one final exam, it's pretty important to know what's going on.

3. Go out ALL THE TIME. I don't even mean just to the pubs, but even if it's just into town or for a sweet, do it. When will you ever do this again?

4. Treat yourself all the time. You only have so much time here, buy that penny's scarf or that pastry from the English Market. Why not?

5. Try everything. Even if it looks weird, it's probably good.

6. Fall in love with everything and every place.

7. Write it all down, blogging and journaling was the best decision I've ever made. I can't wait to look back on all the things I did and think, "WOW, I can't believe I saw/did all those things." How else am I going to prove to my kids that I was cool once upon a time?

8. Take it all in, enjoy every second.

9. Get lost, wander and explore. Don't worry, I promise you aren't lost.

10. If you're on the fnece, do it. It'll be the best thing you've ever done and who knows maybe I'll come visit!