(I can see my mother cringing as she reads this. Yes I am going to get it turned in on time, don't worry.)
I am gonna seperate this post into three parts: News from home, my trip to Dublin, and Thanksgiving. At some point I will get to writing about places in Edinburgh because I feel like that is a nifty list to have. It'll get done some point before I leave. Hopefully.
So onto news from home!
So first off I am sad to report that my beta fish, Horatio, has passed away. I am happy to report that my family decided to tell me about it instead of trying to sneakily buy me a new fish. While I miss Horatio deeply, I have found the strength to move on.
On a happier note, I can tell everyone what classes I will be for next sememster. I am going to be taking American Judaism (Oy.), Early Medieval History (Vikings!), Econometrics (Joyous), Spanish 3 (Where I make people cringe with my accent) and DDR (yes that is Dance Dance Revolution. Yes it is a gym class). I am also going to be the TA for Bus6A (Financial Accounting). Not only that but I am captain for Mock Trial team D (we are gonna rawk sawks) and I still have my job with the Bran Van.. Man, next semester is gonna be super busy. I am so excited. (no really, I am)
I also can report on where I will living next semester, and that is not in a cardboard box! It will be in Ziv 130 in suite 103 room F (for fun times obviously). The demographics of the suite are five girls and one guy, so that should be quite interesting. I'm already planning all the things I am going to bring to set up a psuedo-kitchen because Ziv suites don't have actual ones- which is strange to me. Ah well, I am sure I will make do.
Getting all this news from home has been kinda strange. Half of me is excited and the other part is like "I don't want to rush the time I have here! There is only a month left!" And time is still going by too fast. For instance, the essay that is due on Monday is the last assignment I need to do before exams- an essay I wrote down in my calendar at the beginning of the semester and was like "that's so far away" no, no it isn't. Why does time do that? Not cool.
Enough of that. Onto Dublin!
My trip started out on a high note. While waiting on the street corner at 5 am for my friends a man all gusied up for an event, kilt and all, strolled by. As he passed me he did a bit of a jig, and I jigged back. Then we danced for five seconds more and then he kept on walking. It was a lot of fun.
The plane ride to Dublin was not bad at all though we were quite hungry and tired once we arrived. We explored for a bit before a cafe finally opened for lunch. After food we explored O'Connell street and spent about an hour making fun of the clothing in one of the stores before I bought a pair of jeans. They are red and make me very happy. The rest of the day consisted of a lot of talking, a lot of tomfoolery, greek food, MASH and socks on hands. It was a bunch of fun.
The next day we went on one of those hop-on, hop-off tour buses. We got to hear a lot about the city and we stopped off at Trinity College and Mary Malone before grabbing lunch. St. Patrick's Cathedral was closed for graduation, so we didn't see that- but we did get to go to the Guinness storehouse. It was fun learning about how beer was made, the history of it, and all the inner workings like transport and barrel-making. The best part was the pint of Guiness at the Gravity Bar, which is at the top of the storehouse and gives you a 360 degree view of the city. We got some nice pictures-even though we got photobombed.
After the storehouse we went back to O'Connell's street and then to Temple Bar for dinner. We turned in early because we had to leave at 4:30 am for our flight back.
And yes, I slept through sunday.
Thanksgiving was interesting. I didn't have a Thanksgiving dinner: I had three. One at a restaurant with friends on Tuesday, one with the program I came to Edinburgh with on Wednesday, and one on Thursday that was sponsored by the chaplaincy. It was strange waking up Thursday morning and having to go to class- but I prevailed. It was also strange not watching the Thanksgiving parade with my sister while eating cinnamon buns. Instead I had french toast and peanut butter with my flatmate, it was nice- but it just wasn't the same.
The dinner for the chaplaincy was fun though. It was a potluck so I made a cream cheese and apple torte and Marleigh, my flatmate, made a cornbread pudding. There were so many different dishes at the dinner though. There was Chinese noodles, curry, german pretzel rolls, and yes- Turkey. Dessert was equally as international and equally as yummy. I am happy to say that the dishes Marleigh and I made were one of the first ones to go :)
After dinner I had a chance to skype with my family, which is always a good time. Overall it was a nice night and a great break from studying. Now I have a bunch more to look forward to. Next weekend I am going to Belfast. Also, Edinburgh is getting decked out for christmas with different faires and a ferris wheel. I am excited for the next few weeks, and I intend to experience as much as I can- and do some more studying too I guess.
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