Yay for friends!
May. 25th, 2007 08:54 pmI called my friend Ryan and he's going to let me crash on his couch for a few days! He lives with another friend of mine, Shigeki, and Dave, who I've met because he's working for the same professor as me, so it's not like I'm living with some random strange guys. It might be awkward, but it'll only be 3 nights or so, and whatever, it should be fun. Ryan and I will probably watch Firefly :D I'm very relieved! Life, you are no longer on notice :)
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Date: 2007-05-26 04:23 am (UTC)Yes! Dublin! I have heard only marvelous things. Is there anywhere else in Ireland you recommend that I see, specifically? I don't know how much time I'll have for tourism, but I do want to venture out somewhat! As for the fannish thing, there's actually a VERY large Sci-Fi club at Trinity, and their website says they have a huge DVD collection, the icon for which was the Battlestar DVD set. So I am fully confident that I will find fellow geeks with which to squeal in no time! *beams*
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Date: 2007-05-30 02:56 pm (UTC)You probably won't much need to leave Dublin to enjoy Ireland, but it would be akin to coming to the States and only seeing New York- fun, but not representative, ha! I enjoyed Kilkenny, which is a medieval Irish town that has been well-preserved and is fairly unique. I also really liked Belfast, I found the people there to be friendlier than those in Dublin, but YMMV- you'll have a built-in social network at the school. Much of Ireland is now geared towards the tourist industry, so little of it is unspoiled, but I found my best experiences in just going home with friends to the countryside. There is not much to do there but drink and have sex, which explains the size of Irish families *g* but it is fun, and you see how country people really live, like cutting turf to heat their homes. Regardless of what, you will have a great time, and probably don't need my suggestions for doing so ;)
Sorry this took so long to respond to. I have friended you BTW, what with all the kerfuffle going down on lj. Would hate to lose you now! Ok, back to eating raw dough on the sofa for me.