USIT Social

My job on Thursday went super well. worked for daft.ie, a website for selling, renting and other property related issues in ireland. i actually have an account on daft myself! the actual work was pretty boring. all i did was help them put together these folder packages for their conference the next day. i finished the first part pretty fast, and was literally sitting there for maybe over an hour, since no one would give me something else to do. i even started texting Suzi and complaining about how bored i was. but despite that, the people i worked with were really friendly and nice, and now i kept in touch with Angela, the girl who helped me get started that day.

friday night, went to Zosia's new flat for a going-away party for Kathia. it was super fun! i got to meet a lot of new people, mainly french and polish. haha. but there was one Aussie guy, and 1 Irish guy. i also met some SWAP people! it was grand. (ps... i am starting to use Irish lingo haha weeeeird) anyway... yeah, it was a fun night. Kathia got sooooo schmammered hahahaha!

yesterday was our USIT May Social! yeeaahhh!! when i got to the meeting place at 8:45am, almost everyone was like, "bllleeuuughhh.... i almost wanted to keep sleeping!" haha it was so early. but honestly, the entire day was awesome. the weather was perfect, and the views were exceptional. we first drove around Dublin and had a small city tour. then we drove to Co. Wicklow, took some pictures by the bay, drove a bit more, stopped by a valley for more pictures, then drove a bit more. we stopped by this pretty horticulture garden place for coffee and scones, and their scones were sooo good. haha pricey, but worth it. i can't believe how lucky we got in regards to the weather. :) :) i met some pretty awesome people as well. mostly people from Canada and USA. haha so sad. anyway, we eventually drove to Glendalough, a monastic cemetery full of gravestones, 6thC churches, and fantastic views. a little personalized tour from our bus driver, who, by the way, was perfect for the role. haha he was personable, friendly, and informative. then we got some time to ourselves to explore a bit, which was nice. i mainly just hung out with Suzi, April, a girl from California, and Joie. i forgot where she's from, but somewhere in the US i'm guessing. we bough some amazing ice cream cones there as well. haha

after we got back to the city, a bunch of us ended up going to the pub at Trinity College just to hang out, talk, and such. it was nice. but then it starting pouring haha bad timing, but at least we were indoors.

that night, i hung out with Kathleen, Pete and Ryan. Pete and Ryan are some guys i met at the Social during the day. they all go to UofWaterloo. haha it's funny to think... i came all the way to Ireland just so i can hang out with people from WATERLOO. hahaha but we had fun.

and i'm tired right now. i gotta go shower, then do some grocery shopping. going to Killiny later with Kathia (my flatmate) and some of her friends. Should be lovely, to see the beach and get some fresh air. anyway.... i'll post some pictures later. it will take too long to upload right now. toodles!