So, it's been a while since I last posted. Sorry about that; there's so much happening around here, so many things to do, that's it's been hard to simply sit down and write an update. But I feel one is due, so here it goes.
Well, it's been about 14 days since my last entry. Sicne then I've had two weeks of classes, spent 3 days in Ireland, and many other things. Being that I'm participating in the London Business Semester, I'm taking Finance, Marketing, Business Law, and European Union. They are pretty interested so far, with the exception of Finance; we all want to shoot ourselves halfway through the class, mainly because it's so boring listening to the professor speak. Anyways, the amount of work we have for the classes isn't too bad; just reading mainly. If I get anything lower than a B this semester I'll be pissed.
Last weekend was our trip to Ireland, a country I had once been to before, and had really wanted to return to again. Pretty much the first thing we did when we arrived in Dublin was visit the Guiness storehouse. After touring the place, we all went up to the Gravity Bar, where we all were granted a free pint of Guiness. I hate Guiness, but because my two brothers have been harking on me to have a full beer while over here(I have never before), I finished my glass, and took pictures to prove. Hopefully it shuts them up. So our first night was spent a decent, if small, hotel right in the heart of Dublin, with the next two nights spent in Galway, on the west coast of Ireland. My parents were in Ireland at that same time, so leading up to the trip they decided to meet me at my hotel to drop off a few things I couldn't bring with me on the flight over, namely my suit jacket. That first evening, after walking downstairs to the lobby to pick up some brochures, my parents walked in(I had no idea when they'd arrive that night), and we were all suprised. The goodies they brought were awesome(Skittles! Starburst! Dove Dark Chocolate!!!). It was really nice seeing them, especially when it happens in a foreign country. They were staying in Northern Ireland, so after talking for a bit they left, and I joined my friends in a night, to be followed by more nights, of shananigans on the town.
Not to make this longer than it should be, we left Dublin, stopped at the Irish National Stud(they breed top range horses), some random castle, and then arrived in Galway. After everybody got situated, we hit up the town. The next day we visited the Buuren, and then the Cliffs of Moher. Now, they us a 2 hour limit to explore the area around the Cliffs. What myself, and 3 other guys didn't realize is, is how cool/awesome/amazing the view would get as we explored further along the path, a path nobody else in our group traversed. The sights we saw were spectacular, yet we could only go halfway, being that we had to return by 4pm. We returned, knowing we had yet to finish our trek. I don't know about them, but I'll return someday.
After another crazy night in Galway(our group loves to party), we drove down to Cork, stopping at Blarney Castle along the way, where we kissed some stone. Gimmicky to me, but the surrounding grounds were quite nice. Flew back to London that night, and because we got back so late, the Tube had stopped, so a bunch of us had to use the buses. The next day(Monday), we all started our community service programs. I, along with a couple other UST students, worked outside with an organization called BTCV that promotes conservation around London. We cleared brush, trimmed/cut trees, and other random cutting. Should be fun for a while, until it starts getting cold at least....
This weekend was our weekend off, so my roommate and I decided to run in Hyde Park(like Central Park in NY, only way bigger). The sun was out, there were people all over the place; it was just awesome. We decided it would be nice to come back the next day to do some reading, which we did. We read for an hour, after which my roommate went home, while I stayed and explored the park. Boy was I rewarded. Absolutely beautiful place it was. It's just so HUGE! So many different types of scenery(grass fields, wheat fields, thick trees, thin trees, etc.), and so many couples. I have to say, that park is the perfect place to bring a date. Can't believe how many couples I saw. Took many different pictures of the place, of which I'll post soon.
This post doesn't contain nearly at all everything that I've seen and experienced so far here in London. It's been 3 weeks, but it seems like I've been here months. It's moving fast(everything moves fast; well, except my roommate), so in order to better record my experience, to give it more detail, I'll try to post every day, or every other day. I have another day of community service tomorrow, and then class following that, so it's a full day, but I'll try to post another update anyways.
Cheers
Thomas
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