Day 6: If I could walk 500 miles...

...THEN I WOULD WALK 500 MORE!

Today definitely started off on the wrong foot. I woke up at 7:30 for our first day of class, and I decided to shower like I do every morning. Only this morning, we were in the dorms. Our bathrooms are essentially our showers. There's only a curtain covering a corner of the bathroom with a tiny drain in the middle of the floor. So, I take like maybe a 10 minutes shower, get out and open the bathroom door, only to find that half of my (carpeted) room is flooded. AWESOME. My entire suitcase got soaked, aaaand there was 2 inches of standing water in my bathroom. Needless to say, the day did not start off as planned. I later discovered that the drain was clogged and it was in no way my fault (which definitely relieved me!). And it's funny, because the receptionist was infinitely nicer to me once maintenance discovered the clog... hm, interesting!

After Rachel went down and told reception about my shower incident, we headed to our first day of class. Starting today, we have class every day from 10 a.m. to noon. We were introduced to our topic, which is HPV prevention in Ireland among teenage Irish girls. This week, we're supposed to conduct secondary research and gather as much information as possible dealing with either HPV prevention in the US, HPV prevention in Ireland, and the current picture of young Irish girls today. My group is assigned to prior HPV prevention in the US. I'm actually really excited to delve into this project!

After class, I went shopping with 2 of the 3 Rachel's (both of whom I'm rooming with in the dorms!). We went to Penneys, Dunnes, and Arnott's! I got a few clothing items I needed, like a scarf (for only 3 euro!!) and some leggings, and another pair of shoes, and I got a Longchamp bag at Arnott's. I was definitely most excited for this! It'll definitely come in handy, and it's adorable!

After shopping, we came home and napped for bit. Then we got ready to go out to Temple Bar again! Tonight, we went to Purty Kitchen and Porterhouse. Both of which had live bands that were very entertaining (and free!), which is definitely different than Austin. I like not having to pay to see awesome bands! We definitely go out earlier here, but only so we can catch the bus back to campus and not have to pay for a cab. We're all about being economical here!

Tonight, I tried strawberry beer called Fruli, a Belgium beer! It was definitely delicious. The band at Porterhouse was called Groove Machine, and they definitely played every 70s and 80s song I know and love.

Cindy, Rachel and Me at Purty Kitchen!

Rachel, Me and Tracie enjoying our yummy strawberry beer!



Today was definitely a chill day. Always fun! Tomorrow after class, we're going to visit the HSE (Health Science Executive) to discuss our project. I'm very excited! That's all for now! Goodnight

From Ireland with love,
Hillary