First Day in Cork

So I have finally made it to Cork!! It is absolutely beautiful; I haven't seen much of it yet, but on the walk from where my taxi dropped my off to my apartment it seems like a pretty laid back town.

Traveling was fairly easy. I flew with my dad to Chicago, he was going to DC for work, and that was a simple enough flight. I found out that I didn't have to pay an extra fee for my second bag (which would have been 50 dollars), so that was a blessing. The flight to Dublin went by really fast, it was only about 6 hours and we had gotten in an hour early. I sat next to a really nice grad student, Charisma. She was from Denver, but was currently living in France. We exchanged info incase I was ever in Paris. Even though we came in an hour to Dublin, I still almost missed my flight to Cork. Why? Because one of my suitcases, the most important in my eyes, was lost. But thankfully they only lot one, not both.

The flight to Cork was on this little plane that could only hold about 20 people. It was pretty scary but the flight was fast. I took a taxi to my apartment, and my room quite surprised me. I thought it was just going to be a little closet, but I actually have a lot of space. I have a spectacular view from my window which I  will post as soon as I get my second bag with my camera attachment. Two out of 4 of my roommates are here, they I guess arrived earlier into the summer. One is an American and the other is Irish. The Irish roommate is working on becoming a teacher so she is actually teaching classes at a local school. She saved me from sleeping with my coats over me all night, and gave me some extra blankets. I don't know if I'll get out to explore the city tomorrow. The only jeans I have are the ones I traveled in, and the only shoes my uggs, and I might have to stick around for my bag. As far as I can tell, I think I'll enjoy my time here.