Thursday, January 29, 2015

Straight Chillin (It Actually Snowed Today)

I forgot to mention that I went out with the girls last night to one of the bars around the corner. It's a cool little place called The Roost, and on Thursday nights, it's student night. It was really fun!

This picture is mostly per my father's request
This morning my friends Kayla and Lizzie and I all went shopping at the local Tesco (it's like the Walmart of Maynooth). It was here that I learned that these poor Irish kids barely have any good cereal. 90% of the cereal isle was multiple different versions of bran flakes. Bran flakes. The only sugary cereal I could find was Nesquik cereal and Krave. I would have actually purchased the Krave, had it not been 6 euro for a box of cereal. It must be a delicacy.

Who knew Nesquik was a cereal?
Patrick: I know you'd totally splurge for this


I really miss American food. The things I would do for some Jif cereal, blueberry bagels and animal crackers is straight up crazy. But the snacks here are so funny! I found popcorn flavored cookies and bacon flavored Bear in the Big Blue House snacks. I got a lot of strange looks taking pictures of the food, but it was definitely worth sharing.

I'm so incredibly confused, but I like it
I don't think this would be good


Our bags fell apart on the way home, which was sad, but we made it. I was also able to find some gloves, so I'm finally warm. I got them just in time, too, because, even though it was sunny, it kept snowing. There was a dinner tonight for all the international students, and I met some very nice kids from the University of Dayton. We hit it off really well and went for drinks at Brady's (they didn't have a cool sign Dad. Sorry.)

Some of our group
Kayla and me!

My new friend Nick
Our dysfunctional group



Tomorrow is orientation and another night at The Roost. I'll let you all know how it goes!


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