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Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow January 5th 2009

We arrived in Ireland today. It's a lot colder out then I though it would be! We arrived in the airport and got all our luggage. We started to head to the exit and noticed we lost Angelo! We waited for a while and then finally decided to go and maybe he was outside the exit. It turns out that he went to get buy a cell phone and didn't tell any of us. I should have known then what I was getting myself into! haha! We were told that our bus driver was going to have a SAU students sign. We saw a man with a sign that said IT Carlow student and wasn't sure if he was our driver. Angelo went up to him and tried to talk to him and couldn't understand a ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow November 5th 2008

Chemistry lab this morning from 9-11. Another titration, but was right on! Anatomy lecture and talked to Sharon afterwards who still gave us no help. Cleaned up my room, ate some lunch. Went to practical from 2-3. Walked into town with Kaley, went to Garda alone. Met with guy who told us we were fine but was annoyed no one had shown up to the appointment. Walked to Aldi for fruit. Love walking through Carlow town and watched the people and listened to accents. Got back to apartments around 5pm. Studied and then decided to find ways not to study. Missed Chris so much today. Went back to studying, had supper, showered, and then studied more until bed. Can't wait for this test to be over! Decided tomorrow will be better about eating. Irish are almost ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow October 16th 2008

Today the only class I had was Chemistry, but I had it for a total of 5 hours! Lecture from 9AM to 11 and then lab ended up being from 1pm to almost 4. We were supposed to have it around 3, but since we don’t have classes on Friday our teacher moved up the time so the students could leave for home earlier. We’ve noticed that every Irish student goes home for the weekend, even if they are over a 4 hour bus ride away! During my break I ran around our neighborhood for about a half an hour and then showered. In lab we did titrations where we mixed an acid with a base until the solution was neutralized and changed colors from violet to clear. Easy enough, but we had to have three ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow October 15th 2008

This morning I woke up earlier for Chemistry lab, but when I reached the room I was informed that it had been switched with Physiology lab so I didn’t have to go until tomorrow 3-5! I came back and studied a little before our 11 o’clock Anatomy lecture, which doesn’t actually start until 11:15 because of an “unofficial” coffee break. That was probably the best idea Carlow IT has ever made! Also before class I talked to Chris for a while, mostly about how amazing the weather has been in Australia (not fair!), and then the overseer of our apartments finally brought someone in to take a look at our internet connection. When we first got here it barely worked in our apartments, and it has never worked in my room. We’re all very upset at ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow October 14th 2008

When I got up this morning I felt like I hadn’t slept at all! I got up around 8 to talk to Chris, but as soon as we got done talking I went back to bed until noon. I then took a shower, made some brunch, and got ready for anatomy practical at 2, still feeling incredibly out of it. In class we learned pretty much every muscle that attaches to the scapula and where it inserts, its origin, nerve supply, and action! That was way too much information for one class. After practical I got a 2 hour break before hip hop class. It was incredibly slow paced so we went over the exact same steps we had learned last week. I could’ve been sleeping longer! After hip hop, though, I wrote my journal entries ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow October 6th 2008

Planned for hostels in Italy early this morning! Finally found 1 for all 4 places we're going (Venice was hardest to find because it was difficult finding a cheap hostel in a good location) Afterwards went to bed around 2 am. Woke up around 8:20 and wanted to sleep longer but missed Chris too much. Got on to email him and he was online! We talked till physio lab at 9 which ended up being only 45 minutes so I was able to go back and shower, eat, and answer emails.... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow September 13th 2008

Another trip to the country... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow September 12th 2008

This morning our Irish Experience teacher picked us up around 11:30am to give us a mini tour of Carlow and the surrounding areas. She first took us to the Browneshill Dolmen. It is believed to have been built between 4000 and 3000 BC by some of Ireland's earliest farmers. The capstone is argued to be the heaviest in Europe, around 100 metric tons. We then traveled about 15 min outside of Carlow to Duckett's Grove. Its a gorgeous Castellated Gothic revival style house that was built in the 1830s on an estate originally of 5000 acres. The entrance of the estate is marked by an elaborate gate built abot 20 years after the house. The house was ruined by a fire in the 1930s but recently it is being restored and a garden is being planted ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow September 9th 2008

Today was a free day so we decided to go explore some of the shops and visit another grocery store. Later in the afternoon Kaley and I went on another walk and found some Irish cows! They seemed a lot fuzzier than the cows in America. ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow September 8th 2008

This morning we went to Carlow College to get our schedules and a little introduction to the college. I'm going to be taking Sociology, Irish Experience, and Irish Social Dancing here but we don't start till the 22nd of September. Afterwards we got a tour of the college. They have a student lounge and a gorgeous library! It used to be the schools church that they just recently converted into the library. After our lunch break we went to Carlow IT for another orientation session there. I'm taking Anatomy and Physiology and Chemistry. We were told that we may be starting later this week or Monday, but at the moment they had no schedules up and didn't even know what teachers were teaching our classes. It was very unorganized and frustrating for us since we're used ... read more
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