It's like riding a bike

Greetings!

A lot has happened since I last posted, so I thought I would update you all on the continuing amazing time I am having :)

Sundays here are very quiet. It is a very subdued atmosphere because everyone is in church. Everything is closed! Until noon rolls around that is haha. Then the hustle and bustle comes roaring back as people run around to get their last minute shopping done before dinner time.

Monday was the start of my first full week here and I was a nervous wreck! I had so much to do in a short period of time. I had to register for classes, go to my FIRST irish dancing class in 13 years... :/ and I had another class on the opposite side of the river 5 mins after dance. It was an experience. Luckily I got everything done and had enough time to come home and make myself a lovely dinner (pasta with red sauce, a specialty of mine lol).

*side note* I am going to talk a little bit about my irish dancing experience :)

Irish dancing was a part of my life for about 4 years (5-7 years old) until we moved to Naperville. After that it just sort of went away. I concentrated on other things, became a part of other teams and put irish dancing behind me. However, when I went into that dance studio on monday and started doing the steps, it all came back to me. It was like riding a bike, it never really goes away. Needless to say, I was ecstatic! I had a smile on my face the entire time. It also helped that everyone else in the class had no idea what they were doing so I looked brilliant (ego boost). I never really realized how much I missed irish dancing, but I am so glad to have it back in my life.

Not only did I sign up for a class, my friend taylor and I joined the *advanced* Irish dancing team at UCC. Yeah...advanced. I haven't done this for 13 years and I joined the advanced, but to my surprise, I didn't struggle at all! It was like I had been doing this all my life. Again, I was over joyed. By the end of the day, I was exhausted, sore, smelly, and over all extremely happy, because I am starting up something that I left a long time ago :)

*moving on....*

After monday I felt dead. My body was aching, my feet felt like they were going to fall off and I was over all, physically exhausted, but extremely proud. So once tuesday rolled around, I was ready to just stay in bed all day, however I had two classes that day and needed to get up, get ready and prepare myself for a painful and long day ahead of me. Luckily, the day went by fast again and after my 2 hour class...yes TWO HOURS :(...I went to my friends apartment, bought some (more like A LOT) of cider :) *I LOVE cider* and drank it up with some friends before heading to a pub for a pint. After sooooo much cider, I could only finish a pony of Guinness :(. Sorry dad. After an eventful and long day, it was very nice to come home and pass out on my bed because I didn't have to be awake until 1 for my one class that was at 2 today :)

I hope all of that information (kind of disjointed information) was entertaining :) I am going to Blarney Castle this weekend and will be posting pictures and I will update again soon! I hope all of you are having a wonderful time and taking advantage of the nice weather back at home, I hear it is going to SNOW! (i miss snow :( )

Being here has taught be a lot already. Do not take advantage of the time you spend with friends or family, because you'll miss it when you are in a different country. So spend time with your family and friends :) you'll be thankful you did!

For all those college students, have fun with your last week before classes start for you! and Good Luck!

Love you all
xoxo
Sara Leslie