I was pleased to find out that it does not, in fact, rain all day every day here in this beautiful land. Instead it rains for a bit then the sun pops out. Then it rains for a bit while the sun is still out. Though it's overcast much of the day, the weather is cool and lovely for walking, which I am quickly learning is what my daily life will consist of.
I am not complaining, however. Walking here is so different than walking around my hometown and vastly different than walking around my college town. It's everything you assume Dublin to be: very old pubs, even older churches, trees lining the streets, little stores and cafes everywhere, cobblestone roads and alleys and, most interestingly, people of all different ethnicities. This I love most. Of course, the majority of people are wonderfully Irish ("wonderfully" because the Irish have been nothing but helpful and kind and fun), but I see so many people from other countries including mainland Europe and elsewhere. Here at Griffith College especially, there is a large international student population. Just tonight I met several French, German and Spanish students who live in my hall. We all discussed accents, food, hot celebrities and trash TV over some beer. It was fantastic. They all said my name in a different way, and I couldn't get enough of it. Oh, how I love accents...
In other news, these first three days have been great but a little hectic. Moving into the dorms, preparing for classes and getting to know my way around has left me little time for venturing out with my camera. Needless to say I am quite torn between capturing everything I see and getting stared at with my big old lens that screams "hey, I'm a tourist!" Anyway, I hurried to snap a few photos of the streets near Griffith College, and here they are.
There are many more to come in the future, after I settle in and get time to roam and discover!
- Ali
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