I'm sorry I don't have any exciting new pictures to post, but you will just have to make do with my attempt to describe everything in an interesting way!
Our first "real" day of class was Friday, and it was quite enjoyable. "Class" is basically going to consist of 1-2 speakers each day and generally goes from 10 in the morning until 3 or 4 in the afternoon. It should be pretty interesting-the speakers seem very talented and many of them have first-hand stories which are always nice.
We went to "Havana" night club last night, which was comparable to Spin in downtown Minneapolis except for the fact it is frequented by Portstewart locals and was perhaps a little classier. And by a little I mean a lot. The group is getting along fairly well, and we all seem to be trying to mind each others' space and feelings. It's difficult since the 13 of us probably would not be a group that would typically hang out together at home, but we're trying to coexist peacefully and friendly and enjoy the opportunity we all have at hand. Nigel is so adamant about good "group dynamics" I think it's stressing us all out more than if we would just not think about it.
I am sleepy today and still have a lot to read before tomorrow. The girls of the group walked about 25 minutes into Coleraine today and did a little shopping/indulging in some Starbucks. YES, of course there is Starbucks in Northern Ireland. It is basically the same as the ones in the US except there's an extra price to "sit in" and eat/drink. I haven't figured out why exactly-maybe it's an extra push to be environmentally friendly since the "sit in" price includes your drink being served in a mug. Anyway, it was good to have a Tall Soy Misto and envision for a moment that I was enjoying it with my dear Kate (we love our walks/starbucks runs), but I'll try to stick to the more local coffee in the future. Also-I do have yet to see a Mcdonalds, although I'm sure there's one around here somewhere.
Anyway besides the coffee in town this morning, I bought some clothing items that I felt were missing from the 70 lb suitcase I brought (Yes, 70 lbs wasn't quite enough) and am now content. My NI wardrobe now has a new pair of boots, a lighter jacket, and 2 nicer short-sleeved shirts that I could wear out. Also, I had a massive vegetable craving and stopped at a small market in town to buy some food items for dinner. I left with pea pods, carrots, mushrooms, and soy sauce and now am extremely excited for dinner. yay! My flat is making more of an effort to cook and eat together (I made french toast for us all yesterday!), but tonight I am tired and just want some stir fry for myself.
British TV is so awful. I watched something similar to "dancing with the stars" except it wasn't with stars, and it was on ice. So really I'm not sure what I watched, but I just had to cock my head sideways and try to understand how and for what reason these programmes (yes, programmes)have been made. Oh well!
Much to read! Cheers.
karen
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I think Nigel is hurting more than helping- but that's just my opinion!
ReplyDeleteThat food sounds good, did you make stir-fry? Yummy!
The "sit in" price is probably good. Don't you have to pay to use the public/store bathrooms there, too? Kind of interesting!
I wanted to let you know that I forwarded you pictures of our new fabulous house (looked at it Friday with Kate again). They were sent to your school e-mail. I sent them to Jackie, too!
Anyway, I am glad you enjoyed your Starbuck's and good veggies.
Love you!