2012/04/21 - Boring, boring, boring

Hey kids!

I don't really have any travel updates, unless you count my adventures on the internet and to the library as traveling. Which I don't. Nothing terribly exciting has been happening. It's been Easter break for the past three weeks. I've been exercising and eating better (also training for a walk for cancer in Dublin next month), working on small assignments for class as well as slowly writing one of my two final essays.

After my final papers are due next month, one of my favorite people and best friends is coming to visit me from the States! I am seriously so excited to see Miss Grace! :D It's pretty much all I can talk about. We are gonna have some sweet adventures. We're going to London for a couple days and checking out Dublin as well as the north coast. I'm looking forward to spending time with her and showing her around town. <3

So it's safe to say that my next entry will be less technical stuff and more fun. : )

Stay frosty, folks!

2012/03/29 - Am I really in Belfast?

I just need to talk for a moment about the amazingly gorgeous weather we've been having in Belfast.

No. Seriously.

Am I really still in Belfast?

Natasha, a native to Thailand, and myself, an American, are baffled by the sun and the warmth and the blue skies. We've had this for a week. Temperature has been holding steady at around  12-18 degrees Celsius (60ish degrees Fahrenheit). No rain, no clouds. According to locals, this is July weather. You know, if it were Belfast July weather all year round, I might not be so depressed or unmotivated, haha! <3

2012/03/16 - Venezia!

One of my dream trips was to go to Venice during Carnival. Being the history buff that I am, it always appealed to me. What fun would it be to join a tradition that's been happening since the 13th century? Quite a lot, I'd imagine! When I found out that I'd be going to school in Belfast, I knew that I had to make this a reality. I started talking it up to some of my friends waaaaay back in December. When we bought our plane tickets and booked our hotel, it was so hard to believe that I was actually going to be in Venice for Carnival. It still seems a bit surreal and it's been almost a month since the trip.

The timing was perfect as well. The most two important nights, the last Friday and Saturday, were right before my birthday. I got to spend the big twenty-four in Venice! During Carnival! Wearing a mask, dancing in the streets, and exploring everywhere.

As a warning: lots of text and several pictures. <3 All my Venice photos can be seen at this [link].

2012/03/13 - Wut is 2012 for 200 plz

Erm...

Hi.

: )

A smiley face always seems to make things less awkward and disconcerting. It's not that I haven't been active or doing anything - quite the contrary. After Xmas break, I worked hard to complete my essays for my courses followed by a whole lot of nothing. Since my work was due at the beginning of the finals' period, I basically had an extra few weeks of break before second semestre started. During that time, my old flatmate, Natasha, and I planned a trip to the north coast of Ireland. We decided to hit up Portrush and day trip from there. We visited several places including the White Cliffs, Dunluce, Bushmills, Mussenden Temple, and Derry. It was a fun four days. It was also nice to get away from dull Belfast. We were super lucky - the whole trip was sunny and beautiful! Very rare for Ireland. It was just so nice to have sun - I miss my vitamin D.