The days pass so quickly here. At Notre Dame, everyday felt like a battle. Wake up, late to class, class, shove some food in my mouth, Class, Workout, Eat, Rehearsal, Homework/Procrastination in Lafun, bedtime--then it all began again the next day. Here, I usually have two classes a day. Everything feels so spaced out. This may be, in part, due to the fact that I'm not rehearsing four hours a night (and I'm not doing all that much homework yet...) but I find it so refreshing. I hope the feeling lasts. I thought I'd be very eager to jump right into theatre here, but maybe I need to give myself a break. I'm in EUROPE, and I need to SEE it!
Last night I went to O'Donaghue's and listened to some wonderful live Irish music. The guitar player was incredible. I've never seen someone play that hard and that FAST before. I was mesmerized, I really couldn't take my eyes off his hands. There was a wonderful banjo player there as well...made me miss kelly. I really liked their style and the songs they chose to play, and I had had a couple drinks so 10 euro sounded cheap (never mind the fact that it's about 14 american dollars) so I bought their CD as a birthday present to my dad! So, dad, if you're reading, happy birthday! I'm trying to figure out how to mail things...if I get a little padded envelope, it really shouldn't be all that bad.
Today is the one month anniversary of my adventures in Ireland. I was on a plane heading to Dublin on September 6th. That's so crazy to think about! I feel so adjusted now...the homesickness has worn off (mostly), I'm not as freaked out by the landscape of the big city, the classes are slowly but surely getting organized...
I'm leaving for Edinburgh in 30 hours! Woo! I need to figure out buses, maps, walking tours! I need to PACK!
Love,
Clare Mairead
p.s. I haven't heard any news about the gunshots we heard in Derry, but on Monday, there was a car bomb about 5 blocks away from the hotel we stayed at in Derry. Thankfully no one was killed. Pretty scary stuff.
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