Day 7: Orientation at UCC

Ah, another orientation. How fun? First thing I learned: there are A LOT of international students at UCC, most of whom are from the U.S. Overall, orientation was rather boring, but there were some useful parts, and had I not already spent a week in Arcadia's orientation, UCC's would have been immensely helpful. Basically, they went over modules (classes) and had certain lecturers come talk to us about modules in their departments. There was someone from the French Dept who had such a snig-songy Irish voice; I loved to listen to him, but I couldn't take him seriously. Another memorable one was from the Celtic Civilisation Dept, who did her job very well. She was this cute, older lady, who spoke with a great accent and convinced me (and I think several others) to take Celtic Civilisation modules. We had a three hour-ish break for lunch, and then headed back to campus. Not too much stuck out from the afternoon, save the cute Students Union President, who everyone (all the girls at least) thought was simply adorable. (Don't worry Teddy! :) ) We also had someone from the Garda (police) come talk to us, telling us essentially the same things that the last Garda officer did. All in all, orientation was fine, kinda boring, and in an exceptionally cold room (I think most people wore their heavy coats inside the whole day). Oddly enough, UCC's first day of classes were also Monday, so all international students automatically miss the first day of class. Very strange. A few of us went to Emily's apartment for dinner, and then we headed out to an internet cafe (because our internet STILL was not working). After almost two hours at the internet cafe, where I could finally look at modules (so I could start going to class the next day), some of us headed back. My plan was then to go to bed early. Shame(ish) it didn't happen. Mirinda, Kendra (the other American living in my flat), and I were just hanging out, watching tv and whatnot, quite contentedly when some of Mirinda's friends came over! They were all really nice, and though I'm not sure I remember any of their names (oops :( ), I'm excited to hang out with them again! After they left (to go to a house party, I believe), the three of us went back to our boring tv watching. But then these three drunk Irish guys called and wanted to talk to Oona (whom no one has ever heard of), so they came over to our flat and hung out with us in the common room. We all figured that these guys woud stay maybe 30 minutes. Well, at least an hour and a half later, the three of us (Mirinda, Kendra, and I) were tired of hinting that we were sleepy, so we basically kicked them out. Then, I spent over an hour looking at modules, trying to decide what to take! When it hit 2 am, I decided it was bedtime, especially because my first module met at 9 the next morning. It was a fun evening; my only wish was that I could have slept in the next morning!