Sorry for not keeping up with the blog. Thess past few weeks have just been buys with planning trips, work, and yes a lot of drinking.
After another week of classes and some crazy nights, Friday (March 9th) finally came rolling around. Jake and I were expecting some friends from London to come and stay with us for the weekend. Mike Fillare, Jake Levine, Cecilia Fendrock, and Lauren Higgins got to our place at around 9pm that night, we got ready, and headed to a new club we haven’t been to yet called Lafayette’s Basement. It was a great time. Drinks were cheap and the 90’s music really set the tone for the night.
The next morning Jake and I woke up late and decided to just walk around the city, exploring new streets and pubs. Our friends had the whole day planned running from the Guinness Storehouse to a walking tour and much more. We up later that night, and decided to go on our first pub-crawl. We left the door by 7pm, so we new it was going to be a long night.
Our first pub was very calm and laid back, more for socializing and getting to know everyone on the crawl. We got one free pint of our choice, and soon we were on our way to the next stop.
O’Neill’s was the place, a very loud Irish pub with singing, dancing, and of course drinking. A live band was playing traditional music and had the whole place on their feet. After a Guinness or two, I heard the lead singer asked if we had any Americans in the house. I raised my hand and he called a few of us on stage and asked if we knew the song Wild Rover, an old Irish song that every native should know. Thanks to my Uncle Tom Duffy, I knew the chorus by heart, stomps and all. Had a blast. Sadly, no one took pictures of this amazing event, so your just gonna have to believe me.
I’m not gunna lie, but the next two pubs are a little blurry. I honestly don’t know what could have caused this memory lose except for the fact that it happened nearly two weeks ago. When we got to the nightclub, we got free admission to one of the nicest places in all of Ireland. The club had 5 floors, dancing and DJ’s on each one. The clock struck 1am, and we were exhausted. We made our way back to main street, ate some food, and called a cab to take us home.
Next morning, I made our friends some breakfast and walked them to the bus station for their return home. Overall, it was a fantastic weekend and I can’t wait to go to London and see our friends again. Our trip is planned for the lat weekend in March and should be a lovely time.
The week following was pretty quiet. Most of my classes started to get into important material and group projects were being assigned. Homework doesn’t really exist at DCU. Most of the modules I am taking are based on one or two papers or one final exam. All the professors post their notes online, but that doesn’t mean you can’t just not show to class.
At night, Jake and I would check RyanAir for cheap flights out of the country. Besides our London trip, we have also booked our spring break trip to Scotland, a weekend in Munich during their “Spring Fest” (a miniature Oktobur Fest), and a long weekend in Rome to visit my good friend from high school. I am so excited for each trip and can’t wait to explore more of Europe.
