A Lucky Day

Last night I went out to the pubs. All of them. It literally feels like I walked all over Galway last night drinking, and I have never had such a ridiculous and amazingly spinny time. The Irish really do have the gift of gab, with flattery, insults, jokes and wordplay. It was a joy just listening to them talk! And we heard live music at several pubs. At around 1am we went to a club called Cuba, and danced like crazy people until my shoe broke and we hobbled back to the hostel. It's a flip flop, so I'll try and duct tape it back together. The things you learn in college!

We got back at 2:30am, and I was so drunk that I thought it'd be a great idea to go online and write a blog post. Luckily I proofread it before I posted it and realized that I was in no state to proofread either, so I deleted it and went to bed. Now I wish I'd saved it.

I couldn't sleep, partially because I kept having odd dreams about a girl named Susan with an abusive father who ran away but was chased down and she changed her name to Harriet, but also because the fricking sun rose an hour and a half after I went to bed!!! In any case, I woke up this morning still drunk, and had missed my ferry to the Aran Islands, so I'm going to go another time. I ran down to the grocery store for Advil, and on the way I found a 10 euro note just sitting on the sidewalk! Then I went to meet Hannah at Eyre Square and found a 2 euro piece in the grass! My lucky day, I'm telling you. Even though it's a billion freaking degrees out.

Tomorrow I'm off to Connemara for the day, and Wednesday I start working at the reception desk. My work looks like it'll be hectic but not all that complicated. I'll just be at reception from 8 to 3, or from 3 to 7, or from 7-10:45. And it's practically still light out at 10:45!

As for food, things are going well- people leave a lot of food at the hostel, so a lot of the time as long as I'm not tempted to eat out I can eat for free. So far I've only eaten out once, and it was a bagel, so no biggie. Mostly I eat salads and sandwiches, because the peanut butter, jelly, and salad dressing are free.

I'm in love with this city and these people! Just saying, you should all come and visit me. Just saying. My biggest worry is still making friends, but the longer I hang out here the more I'll get the hang of it. Still no Ultimate responses... =( But we persevere!!!

Love,

No Longer Drunk But Still Fun Annie Mc