I'm In Ireland (aka the Kindness of Strangers) - Day 1

I made it to the great country of Ireland today so I wanted to give you all a short update.

I'm really not sure if I'm gonna be able to stick with my check LJ once a day thing as we only have computer access in the labs and socializing is a high priority :) Plus, I'd rather make these updates for ya because it's fun to recap my time here :)

So if there's something you really want me to see, please let me know. I mean, I'm gonna do my best of course but I know how you all go crazy with the postings sometimes :) *huggles*

That being said, my flights were successful (although the 8 hour one was pretty damn boring) and as I got off the plane, I randomly struck up a conversation with a cute Irish boy named Michael who ended up being my superhero and got me through immigration, baggage claim. Helped me find my meeting spot and when no one was there, willing walked around the airport with me for about two hours.

Unfornunately, my trip to the ATM machine proved to be an epic failure when my card got rejected (likely because I made the epic fail of not calling my bank.) But Mr. Superhero stepped in and paid for my call back to my parents and gave me 20 euro to get me through the night. Happily, my ATM card is now working thanks to the awesome power of my parents back in the states who pulled their strings for me.

This counselor insitute looks like its gonna be pretty damn awesome. Lots of stuff packed into these ten days but I'm sure it'll be totally worth it :)

However,...even in Ireland, I found I'm more excited about a Game Stop than I am about a department store. I was in a Penney's for nearly three hours today with two of my group mates and it drove me out of my mind. Luckily the guys of the workshop will rescue me with geeky discussions of Harry Potter philosophy and Lord of the Rings chatter.

I'm In Ireland (aka the Kindness of Strangers) - Day 1

I made it to the great country of Ireland today so I wanted to give you all a short update.

I'm really not sure if I'm gonna be able to stick with my check LJ once a day thing as we only have computer access in the labs and socializing is a high priority :) Plus, I'd rather make these updates for ya because it's fun to recap my time here :)

So if there's something you really want me to see, please let me know. I mean, I'm gonna do my best of course but I know how you all go crazy with the postings sometimes :) *huggles*

That being said, my flights were successful (although the 8 hour one was pretty damn boring) and as I got off the plane, I randomly struck up a conversation with a cute Irish boy named Michael who ended up being my superhero and got me through immigration, baggage claim. Helped me find my meeting spot and when no one was there, willing walked around the airport with me for about two hours.

Unfornunately, my trip to the ATM machine proved to be an epic failure when my card got rejected (likely because I made the epic fail of not calling my bank.) But Mr. Superhero stepped in and paid for my call back to my parents and gave me 20 euro to get me through the night. Happily, my ATM card is now working thanks to the awesome power of my parents back in the states who pulled their strings for me.

This counselor insitute looks like its gonna be pretty damn awesome. Lots of stuff packed into these ten days but I'm sure it'll be totally worth it :)

However,...even in Ireland, I found I'm more excited about a Game Stop than I am about a department store. I was in a Penney's for nearly three hours today with two of my group mates and it drove me out of my mind. Luckily the guys of the workshop will rescue me with geeky discussions of Harry Potter philosophy and Lord of the Rings chatter.