You're right! Alex has to cook for herself while she's here... I've made some good things, but definitely nothing up to "Lorena Standards." While being here Hannah, Holly and I have learned a few things around the kitchen and how to grocery shop- it's a lot harder here than you think! We have to bring our own shopping bags or else they charge you for grocery bags/ you look like you have no idea what's going on if you don't have the reusable bags (we learned that...

I keep forgetting that I came here for SCHOOL and not a VACATION. It's actually pretty easy to forget being in a place this magical- especially since my school is a castle built in the 1840s. My classes are about a twenty minute walk from my apartment and I don't think I can ever get sick of the walk to class, maybe that's why I keep forgetting I am here for studying. The classes here are really different from Quinnipiac, but I think I like it. We have big lectu...

Things I have learned:1. "Crack" means fun, not drugs. That'll be hard to get used to.2. Since in Ireland they drive on the opposite side of the road, that means you have to look the OPPOSITE WAY while crossing.3. You have to bring your own bags to the grocery store. 4. The people in Cork are THE NICEST.5. The Irish don't refrigerate eggs.6. The Irish brave the elements like NO other- I look a little silly in my full raingear sometimes.7. Just because a street lo...

Cheers from Cork, Ireland! You know when something so good is happening you cannot even believe it? So good that it may get cancelled or something may come up? That is this trip to Ireland. I cannot believe that this trip has finally happened! I have been talking, thinking and planning this trip and application process for almost a year now. It is crazy to me that this has actually happened. Studying abroad in Ireland with my two best friends, Holly and Hannah...

I can't believe today is the day! Hannah, Holly, 60 other Quinnipiac students and I are currently in JFK waiting excitedly, anxiously, nervously, and every other emotion there is, for our flight to Shannon then quick ride to Cork. Today is the day that I leave for UCC in Ireland for about SIX months. The past week has been crazy and full of packing (well Mom and Beorn doing the heavy lifting- I was just putting clothes/accessories and shoes into the pile.) We sh...