There is so much to talk about I do not even know where to start.  We spent our first 4 nights on campus hanging out at a couple of the campus pubs.  I think we did that mostly out of convenience, and because we were having a great time.  The resident DJ/education professor named BER (like burr cold) met us at the Stables (which is the main bar on campus and where he DJs). For some reason he took an extreme liking to us and has loved us ever since.  He asked if any of us played basketball and of course I said I did.  Wednesday and Friday I was practicing with the UL Eagles.  THey are the best team in all of Ireland.  They have nothing to do with the school they are just sponsored by the school.  It was a blast.  They are not very good at all.  My Depauw team would probably beat them by over 20, but it was still a lot of fun.  Through Ber (who seems to know EVERYONE) we have met the athletic director of the school and the coach of the Munster rugby team who is also the best in Ireland.  And he gives us alot of free drink vouchers which is obviously really nice.

Thursday was our orientation for international students there are 900 of us.  It was an extremely long day of speeches and tours, but we did get a free meal at the end.  Met some cool people including a pair of twins from DePauw.

Yesterday was our first real touristy day I guess.  At 11 we took a shuttle that took us from our campus into the center of the city of Limerick.  It is absolutely beautiful with modern areas and rustic areas.  The river Shannon runs straight through the city.  We just walked around the city for a few of hours and saw pretty close to everything the city center had to offer from a distance. Got hungry so we stopped at a bar and had Guinness and some bangers and mash (even though that is really English).  It was phenomonal.  One of my friends here is gay.  So we all thought is would be fun to support her, and what do you know yesterday was the Limerick pride parade.  So at about 2:30 we posted up at a little pub and watched the pride parade.  It was only about 5 minutes long, but it was still a lot of fun.  Then we went to the after party which was in the courtyard of the Hunt Museum which is the best Museum in Limerick.  We will be going there on a sunday when it is free.  Then we spent the night parading the city pubs and clubs.  It was an absolute blast.  My friend Jordan and I met two French girls.  Not quite, but it was almost love at first sight.  They were absolutely gorgeous and alot of fun to hang out with.  They spoke enough english to understand, but still had a little trouble.  The two of them are cooking dinner for Jordan and I at their apartment in Limerick.  SO EXCITED haha.

Sorry for such a long post.  I think i may starting posting a couple pictures here and there.

Cheers! (they say cheers to everything here in Ireland. it means hello, goodbye, cheers, thank you, your welcome haha it almost means whatever you want it to mean)