O and my address here if anyone is interested is
Patrick Morris
88 Upper Leeson St
Dublin 4
Ireland
Thursday, February 28, 2008
88 Upper Leeson St
I meant to make a post about our place here in Dublin back a month or so again, but then our internet went down so I never did it. So here you go:
Our Building
Living Room
Our huge kitchen featuring Michael Keating
So that's pretty much it. Look forward to a feature on Irish appliances next week!
Our Building
Living Room
Our huge kitchen featuring Michael Keating
So that's pretty much it. Look forward to a feature on Irish appliances next week!
Housing Lottery
The housing lottery always seems to be one of the worst times of the year. Everyone get all stressed out about it, and fight for no apparent reason. It was nice to be abroad and not have to deal with that stuff this year. Things worked out really well for us, and we'll be living in Rubenstein (I guess BC isn't that Catholic after all). Thanks to group leader Leonard Arabia, our fellow roommates from Braemore were able to get the last mod available. I think Uncle Ed was the one who pulled some strings there. So next year should be great now that we have all that figured out.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
London
This past weekend I had my first weekend out of the country to England to visit Kyle. I didn't have the highest expectations for the city, but it turned out to be amazing and I had a great time. On Thursday I headed out, and had my first experience on Ryan Air. It was pretty much what I expected, a crowded plane with little leg room. Once arriving in Gatwick it was really easy to get into the city and was at Kyle's place with an hour. I got to meet Kyle's friends, and we had an easy night.
On Friday Kyle had class, so I walked with him and even sat in on one of his classes. The class was definitely better than the ones at UCD, but it still is different than the teaching style in the states. After that class I set out to discover more of the city on my own. I headed to Trafalgar Square where I saw the huge lions, and the National Gallery. Since the gallery was free I went in, and spent about 2 hours there looking at all the works they had. I then walked down to the Thames and saw big ben, and went by the London Eye where there were a bunch of cool street performers. I then met up with him at LSE and we went to the student bar for a few drinks. We then met up with Carolyn who came in from Dublin also, and we headed out to dinner at Wagamama. We had a fun night out, and ended the night with a great kebab.
Saturday was an amazing in which it seems we did everything. We had a great breakfast at a coffee shop where I had some great english muffins. From there we walked down to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. We then headed south of the river to Borough Market which was unbelievable. It's a huge market in the middle of the city with stands that contain all types of meats, vegetables, fruits, cheeses, and more. After seeing more of the city we ended up at Hyde Park where we met a few other guys and played some american football. Then we headed to Harrod's which was amazing as well. The food courts were unbelievable, and the store in general was just insane. After a long day we had a nice dinner, and then went to a pub for a few drinks.
Having a 10am flight wasn't ideal, but it was the cheapest option so that's what we decided to go for. Unfortunately we were a little lazy and got up late. We were crunched for time, but since the tube is pretty efficient we thought we could still make it to the train in time. Unfortunately the tube line we needed to transfer to was closed, so we were screwed. We started to walk thinking we could find a cab pretty easily, but there were none to be seen for about 20 minutes. We finally got to the train station 30 minutes before our flight stopped boarding, but it took 40 minutes to get to the airport. Luckily there was a 145 flight as well, and we got on free so everything worked out pretty well.
I had a great weekend, and definitely plan on going back to London at some point.
On Friday Kyle had class, so I walked with him and even sat in on one of his classes. The class was definitely better than the ones at UCD, but it still is different than the teaching style in the states. After that class I set out to discover more of the city on my own. I headed to Trafalgar Square where I saw the huge lions, and the National Gallery. Since the gallery was free I went in, and spent about 2 hours there looking at all the works they had. I then walked down to the Thames and saw big ben, and went by the London Eye where there were a bunch of cool street performers. I then met up with him at LSE and we went to the student bar for a few drinks. We then met up with Carolyn who came in from Dublin also, and we headed out to dinner at Wagamama. We had a fun night out, and ended the night with a great kebab.
Saturday was an amazing in which it seems we did everything. We had a great breakfast at a coffee shop where I had some great english muffins. From there we walked down to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. We then headed south of the river to Borough Market which was unbelievable. It's a huge market in the middle of the city with stands that contain all types of meats, vegetables, fruits, cheeses, and more. After seeing more of the city we ended up at Hyde Park where we met a few other guys and played some american football. Then we headed to Harrod's which was amazing as well. The food courts were unbelievable, and the store in general was just insane. After a long day we had a nice dinner, and then went to a pub for a few drinks.
Having a 10am flight wasn't ideal, but it was the cheapest option so that's what we decided to go for. Unfortunately we were a little lazy and got up late. We were crunched for time, but since the tube is pretty efficient we thought we could still make it to the train in time. Unfortunately the tube line we needed to transfer to was closed, so we were screwed. We started to walk thinking we could find a cab pretty easily, but there were none to be seen for about 20 minutes. We finally got to the train station 30 minutes before our flight stopped boarding, but it took 40 minutes to get to the airport. Luckily there was a 145 flight as well, and we got on free so everything worked out pretty well.
I had a great weekend, and definitely plan on going back to London at some point.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Exams...boo
So I had my first midterm exam today for my Hume & Kant class. It was a pretty straight forward exam so hopefully I do well. I have another one tomorrow for my game theory class which i know absolutely nothing about, but hopefully it isn't too hard. At least I have this weekend in London to look forward to.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Belfast
We had a great trip up to Belfast this weekend with the UCD/Dublin lacrosse teams. The girls played against Ulster lacrosse, while the game between the men was UCD v. Dublin. We arrived in Belfast around 4 on Saturday so we didn't have much time to look around the city, but from what I saw there wasn't very much. The Ulster lacrosse team arranged for us to go to a club that night, and we all enjoyed ourselves, perhaps a little too much since we had a game the next day. After heading to bed around 4:30 we were up at 9 to get our free breakfast at the hostel. This was my first time in a hostel and it wasn't bad at all (it was nice being with a group though). Once we started to play I think most of the guys were still pretty out of it, and our goalie wasn't up to his best. Overall we had a great time, and I haven't been able to travel with a team in a while so that was really fun as well.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Spring Break
Finally booked our first half of spring break which is coming up in a few weeks. We're flying to Budapest and flying out of Prague, and will probably hit Vienna or somewhere in between. Both the cities i hear are awesome, and it will be nice to go somewhere where the cheapest pint doesn't cost 4 euro.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Galway
This past weekend our BC contingent went on a lovely journey to the west coast of Ireland to the city of Galway. For being the third largest city in Ireland it doesn't really have a lot to offer, but it was a very nice place and definitely a nice change from Dublin. After a three hour train ride we arrived in Galway and checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Salthill Hotel right on Galway Bay which would lend itself to some latenight swimming. After checking in we went into town and found a pub where we could watch the rugby match between Irleand and France. It was a great game with Ireland having a strong second half and almost pulling out a victory with seconds left to go, but they just ran out of time. After the match we headed straight to dinner where we did some damage on our budget from BC. We had a fun after dinner to say the least.
On sunday we went on a bus tour around the Connemara region. We had a really funny bus driver that provided us with some laughs to get rid of our hangovers. We had encounters with plenty of sheep and bogs, and even some nuns.Overall it was a great trip, and next week I'm heading up to Belfast with the lacrosse team so that should be an interesting time.
On sunday we went on a bus tour around the Connemara region. We had a really funny bus driver that provided us with some laughs to get rid of our hangovers. We had encounters with plenty of sheep and bogs, and even some nuns.Overall it was a great trip, and next week I'm heading up to Belfast with the lacrosse team so that should be an interesting time.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
UCD Lax
My roomate Bob and I have decided to play lacrosse here at UCD, and it's going great so far. Bob's cousin played here when he studied abroad and said it was a fun time so we decided to join. I haven't played in about 7 years but am one of the best on the team since most of the other kids have only been playing for a year or two. It's not very intense and we have fun so its great. We have our first game on Friday against Dublin, which is basically older guys who live in Dublin. Since Dublin and UCD are the only teams in the country we get to play them 3 times this spring. I'm looking forward to the game, and hopefully we can pull out a victory.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Super Bowl Champs!!!
Well last night was an amazing game to say the least. Never did I think that Eli would lead the Giants to a superbowl victory this season, but he was definitely a different player during the past couple of months. At the bar we segregated ourselves into a Giants table and a Pats table. We had a great time and when the giants won the pats fans were already at the door, just like Belichick. Because the game didn't end till around 4am here and I have a 9am class, I decided to take a few classes off in honor of the victory. It was probably one of the best superbowls that I can remember, especially a good halftime show.
We are also lucky enough to be able to watch Lost over here, and just watched the season premiere. It was amazing.
We are also lucky enough to be able to watch Lost over here, and just watched the season premiere. It was amazing.
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