Hello everyone!
We are missing you very much. However, today was a blast. It just lasted a very long time. We got up, walked to the DART station, caught a train, managed to get to class on time today, which was better than our ten minute late arrival of yesterday (although never fear, the Irish are incredibly laid back, and 10, 15, 30 minutes late is absolutely no big deal to anyone) and had three very long classes, with three very long breaks in between. The long breaks are bad. They only encourage us to do one thing: spend money (you can read that as "send money" if you choose, it's whatever). So we are learning very fast that Dublin is a great city ready to give you a good dosage of buyers guilt. I will not relay how many Penguins Sue and I have eaten (cough 30 something cough). And then I discovered this candy called Stinger. Best candy in the whole wide world. Also "the cheekiest chew bar in the planet". So obviously a winner.
After we ate dinner at a cafe in the city, Suzy and I walked to the station in the pouring sleet, and managed to soak our entire coats, and pray that we don't get sick. Eh, I'm sure we won't though. We're just thankful that the ice-skating rink is gone.
So here is an important picture from the day. We went into the shopping center off Grafton St., and found this big guy outside of a stuffed animal store. I really pity him, or maybe the owner who is worried that he might actually get up and run away. Or more importantly that anyone would attempt to try getting him out of the mall without anyone noticing. Either way, he is CHAINED. Poor, pathetic thing!