Other than studying and writing papers, I've spent the last few weekends in Cork which has given me and the rest of my group the opportunity to really feel like this city is becoming out own and seek out some of the lesser known places that have been right under our noses for the last few months.
My new favorite place is The Half Door Cafe. Its on one of my favorite streets in Cork right by out supermarket. The Half Door has 2 euro takeaway coffees of any kind, so I can get my prize mocha for cheap. I also have started getting scones there and they are the best scones I have ever had I think. I've become friends with Lia the owner and is so grand. It's always fun to chat with her in the morning and she is always chipper. She has even told me her secret ingredient for the best mochas ever! Tierney, Steph and I also went there for lunch one day and got a very big, very good wrap for under four euro! Mom and Dad take note- we will be going here when you visit, I don't know how I'm going to get through the next month without any Half Door!
In classic Leeside style our apartment has been breaking. A week or so ago out washer broke, so I ended up with a load of semi washed undrained clothes. Luckily we got a new washer so all my clothes are clean again. Last night when I got back from my final, all the lights in the back half of our apartment would not work (living room, kitchen, one bedroom and one bathroom) so we think a fuse was blown or something and an electrician is supposed to come either today or tomorrow to fix it.
Pretty much leaving for a month is making me realize all the places in Cork I haven't been yet that I want to go and it is making me sad, while simultaneously being super excited for the best month of traveling of my life.
I also have gotten to meet lots of great people by being on the frisbee team here. This past weekend was Inter-Varsities which means that all of the Universities in Ireland send a team to this tournament which was held in Dublin to compete against each other pretty much to see who the best university team is. UCC has such a big team with deep talent, they registered two teams to play. Since I'm an American student, I was not allowed to play on the first team. We were the only University to have two teams in attendance, and we didn't get last place! That means our second team is better than at least one other team's first team. Our first team won the entire tournament defeating Trinity College Dublin in the final! I really liked being on the second team because I got to play a ton and take a bigger role within the game play. At home we have three amazing handlers: Kaylee, Kelsey Peterson and Erynn and so there was never really the chance to be the play maker cause they can always do something way more amazing(kudos to you all, hopefully some day I can be almost as good as you three). We had four games and I played every point except for two and I felt like I got better even as the day progressed. I'm really going to miss playing with the UCC girls, but I'm also really excited to bring what I've learned back to the Bad Habits.
I think thats pretty much everything from Cork, people's parents are visiting, so we are getting to meet all of them, I still have another month to wait until I see mine, but we are going to meet in London in time for Easter and it will be great craic!
I'll try to keep updating my blog as much as I can while I'm gone, but no promises!
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