hello, Ireland:)

"It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... let's go exploring!"
-Bill Watterson

At the airport in Shannon, we waited in line at immigration for almost 2 hours before making it to the counter where they asked us all kinds of questions. When we were through, UL students met us and took us back to campus. We were left to register for a house and move in on our own. The only hard part was carrying all of my luggage to the house and up the stairs. Actually, now that I think about it, I had quite a bit of trouble undoing the lock on the front door. I mean like 10 minutes trying to get it to turn while people walking down the street stared at me and asked if I was okay.... a little embarrassing!

After some unpacking we set out to find the grocery store. It's real close they said, just a ten minute walk down the road. After two hours of walking around, we recognized defeat and settled for a meal on campus.

I also ordered my own beer!

 Not to worry, we found the grocery store today, it really is only 10 minutes away. Go figure.