How about those pub crawls?

Good morning to those of you reading this back home.  Hope everything is well with you.  It is currently 3:30pm here at the wonderful Dublin City University and I am just waiting for everyone to get ready to go on our first pub journey in the city.  As I mentioned yesterday we went to the GUINESS factory here in Dublin and got our first exposure to what beer is supposed to taste like.  I look forward to exposing my taste buds to more exquisite Irish ales this afternoon.  Class today was really awesome.  We had the good fortune of meeting a very accomplished man named Andre.  Really no big deal though he only grew up with Nelson Mandela, is the son of a world renown astro physicist, a rock star/studio guitarist, renown painter,professional surfer, Dr, and head administrator for an incredible organization here known as the Daughters of Charity.  Any way it was a real honor having the opportunity to hear him speak about what he does.  It was really eye opening to see how he has helped reshape the way people with disabilities are treated.  Now, most of you who know me know I like to goof around, and sometimes I'm not the most serious person, but honestly, I have been in Ireland for less than a week and it has been one of the most inspirational and life changing experiences I've ever had, it's honestly difficult to put down in words the things that I've seen and experienced thus far.  I'm sure there will be more funny stories to come as the weeks go by, hopefully.  Alright, well I guess that is it for now.  Take care fellow readers, and remember it's so sweet once it hits your lips.

Gone in 60 Euro seconds

Good evening readers.  I hope everyone is doing well on this fine Dublin night.  Today my group had the opportunity to go to the GUINNESS factory and explore our favorite Irish brew.  It was awesome.  On the bus to the factory we met a really groovy older Irish man who gave me his business card and told me to send him a post card from America...haha people here are pretty friendly and always willing to help out.  I don't really have any super great stories right now, but I'm still suffering from jet lag, so I figure once I beat this dreaded Jet lag bugger the stories should begin to flow from my memory like the salmon of Lake Capastrana.  Alright Cheers Mates, and tune in next time for a hopeful Irish adventure.

Annnnnndddd ACTION!

Good moro fellow listeners! I hope everyone is doing well.  Here is the news from today so far.  I got all set up here at DCU and met up with the people in my program, my roomate is a neato fella and he likes laughing and telling jokes just like me.....I have a feeling we will get along very nicely.  Well when I first got to DCU I went on a little tour of the campus and the first experience of the city of Dublin I had was a stray cat....so I did what any censable tourist would do....I took its picture and then walked away....Something really neat that they have here that I've never seen before are these minature soccer fields....I think it's for three on three soccer, but there is a whole bunch of them and I don't know I feel like if you were running around on them you would just be having the time of your life!..No wonder soccer is so big here!...GO EUROPE!...well that is really all I have to say right now, sorry for not being more entertaining...haha...Until next time, don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty..

The first supper.....

Hello faithful Matt blog followers, it is currently 6:30 in the night time here in Dublin and I would like to take you through my first Irish dinner experience.  OK ready?.....Here we go!....Picture yourself in a cozy well furnished European hotel room, curtains drawn and belly just a rumblin....all the sudden a thought peaks into the forefront of your mind, what thought you ask?  How can I make my first Irish Dinning experience a memorable one, one that brings forth such excitement such jealous angst from those who are hearing the story, what type of restaurant could cause you fellow readers to be green with envy when reading where I broke my Irish food cherry!?!?........and the answer is......wait for it......wait for it....the anticipation is killing you isn't it?  Sweat is probably beading down your brow as you try to skim these unnecessary words faster and faster.....well skim no more faithful reader, because for my first Irish meal I went to....DUN DUN DUN.....McDonalds.............That's right boys and girls I flew over 5000 miles to have not one, but two Mchicken Sandwiches...and I'm proud to say I almost ate them both......Now, you are probably wondering why on earth would I come to such a beautiful place and eat Mcdonalds?  Well good person reading these words, that answer is even more exhilarating then the build up to revealing where I ate in the first place!  Luckily for you I don't feel like drawing it out any longer....The reason is.................because there is nothing else open!!!.....Turns out Sunday is a pretty low key day here (where I am at least,) but never fear!  Tomorrow the real fun will begin.  Oh, I just wanted to thank all of you who decided to take the time from your busy schedules and read some of these mismatched sentences of mine....Thank you..So, until next time.....remember, sometimes being tough, means being tender......

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AND HERE WE GO......

Well The time has come,  brave readers who have decided to follow my exciting trip that will entail my month in Ireland have so much to look forward to....Kind of.  I have decided to jot down, when I can of course any interesting things or thoughts that I have had while I am on my trip.  So without further delay, let us begin.  It is currently 10:05 in the morning here in the wonderful Dublin.  I am currently sitting on a couch in the hotel lobby until 12:30 waiting for a room to open up, which doesn't bother me one bit, because I'm too tired to be bored or have any will to even move.....I actually feel bad for the bed in my room because I am going to sleep on it with furry!!! I apologize if this first entry is a little scattered I've never done this before and am just writing down whatever comes to me...so mostly nonsense.  My first international plane ride went well....turns out the T before a letter in Chicago International Airport stands for terminal...not toad, toaster or some other ridiculous thing that I thought of before I asked the lovely TSA agent and she most kindly pointed out my ignorance to me......not before laughing in my face.....I'm in love.....Just goofin in case my mom reads this too.....she was an awful person....but moving on the plane ride to Ireland was great.  I met a really nice woman from Scotland, I didn't get her name, but I did offer her my neck pillow and she said no, but that's ok because it didn't stay inflated anyway, so, if she did take it she probably would of thought I was playing some cruel joke on her and in turn would of led her to think all Americans are cruel and devilish individuals.....any way aside from the crying baby, cackling elderly, and screaming middle aged man who swears that "Picture and Picture really is the best way to watch TV" it was a great flight.  Ummmm what else can I spew out here....Well my first experience driving on the left side of the road was goofy.  I had a nice cabbie, but he really had trouble understanding why I didn't get a hotel closer to the University I'm staying at....He told me "I really Buggered that up, mate," which, I'm not sure what that means but if I were to translate I would think it means something like, Well young man you made a lovely decision to go so far out of your way, because I am the one getting paid to hall you 20 miles in the opposite direction....thank you for the money...SUCKER!!! For the record though it isn't 20 miles in the opposite direction I just said that to be dramatic, I hope it worked.  Now that I am here I really am excited, I appreciate the opportunity and look forward for all the possibilities it has to offer.  Well I think that is it for me for now, I hope to keep up on this post but can't promise anything.  Until the next time readers.....don't forget to stretch before any physical activity.