When I started this blog it was last Thursday, but now it is two Thursdays ago I traveled to Lancaster, England to stay with Katie (a little slow, as usual). It was their Roses weekend, which is a tournament against York in all of their different sports. It was throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All the sports were worth different amounts of points. There was netball, basketball, rugby, american football, football, lacrosse, badmitton, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, darts, etc. Darts was actually a really big deal. We went to go watch it and there was a massive crowd. All the players would make big entrances before their turn. We didn't stay for the whole thing, but apparently it had to be called off because there was a beer fight of some sort.
Katie had her football games Saturday and Sunday, which she won both. Actually her game on Sunday won the whole tournament for Lancaster! Woot! Go Katie!! That were are so many American exchange students that go to Lancaster (~1/2 of their exchange students). I thought we had a lot in DIT (I think I've encountered/heard of 10).
The whole trip flew by! There was so much going we stayed on her campus for the most part. (Katie has a campus, but the city is my campus...my Irish followers may appreciate this). We went out a night, attempted a few more; a great time overall and depressing to leave. Now I won't see Katie until August because she doesn't venture back to the States until the very end of June. By that time I'll already be out in California working.
My trip back to Dublin was an exciting one. The earliest train I could get to Manchester from Lancaster was 5:45am and I had to change trains (waiting at least 10 minutes on the other). My flight out of Manchester was at 8:55 and I did not arrive to the Manchester airport until at least 8:30, which was supposed to be past when the gate closed (thank God Ryanair is so reliable and always includes extra time to leave late). I ended up running all over the airport and was just about the last one on the plane. All that matters is that I made it on and back to Dublin. My heart rate may have been 130 bpm for half the flight because I was so nervous I wasn't going to make it (and running), but sure it gave me a thrill
Once back into Dublin it was straight into study mode. I spent most of the last week in Kevin street library and a bit in Trinity library. A bit more banter in k st library because it's so easy to not get anything done (and maybe get a stare down from the libo-cop). I had my first exam today, we'll see how it went....in about 6 months when my grades get transferred.
Planning on posting another blog within 24 hours, maybe editing/adding pictures to a few...that part is less likely, but its a thought.
P.s. Colton, my fantastic roommate, told me to tell everyone HI
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