Maynooth is Such a Treat

Thursday was a pretty funny day. In my anthropology tutorial, Emily and I were put on the spot (as the only Americans in the group) and were asked to explain some of the differences we noticed with the food here and the food in America. I let them know that even though they're food was of better quality, I missed my American snacks (I will never EVER take animal crackers for granted again) and that their prices for candy were ridiculous. The last one puzzled them a bit, so I let them know that the bags of M&Ms that they charge three euro for here are less than a dollar in America. They were all instantly jealous. Then I went to my Philosophy tutorial, but it turned out it didn't start until next week, so my day ended earlier than expected.

Our night was great, as per usual. Being able to go to these pubs with live music and my roomies is so much better than anything I'd have back in South Bend.

Girls that room together, stay together

I'm proud to say that Sara, Cassie, Suze and I signed up for a group trip to Madrid this morning, and we'll be leaving March 19 and coming back the 21st. I'm so excited! We plan on spending a fun couple of days in Dublin for Saint Patty's Day (duh) and then jetting off with our group of thirty three other students from the International Society. We celebrated by stopping into the confectionary in town and buying ourselves a treat. They have pretty nice cupcakes, even if the flower fell off of mine.

Yes, it was as yummy as it looks

We got bored at home, and decided one dessert for the day wasn't enough, so I made brownies which we happily ate together while we chatted about Spain. I know, I know: I'm eating a lot. Trust me, I'm not going to let food get the better of me again. Hopefully, I'll be working off all of today's treats when we all go shopping in Dublin tomorrow. The weather looks promising, so we can finally buy the things we've been wanting and have the chance to explore the city a little more. 

I've been missing my family a whole lot lately. It stinks not being able to crawl into Eleri's bed to irritate her in the morning, or have Cullen make Mom high five him for calling me stupid (I don't know why I miss that so much, but I do). I'm praying for everybody dealing with the snow, please stay safe. I hope you check back tomorrow for news about my trip, and, again, thank you so much to everyone reading this!