I am still pretty exhausted from the plane ride. I got to O'Hare at 3:30 p.m. for a 6:30 p.m. flight. I then had difficulty sleeping on the seven hour plane ride and landed in Ireland at 8 a.m. this time. Ireland is a six hour time difference. I then had to stay awake the rest of the day so I didn't mess up my sleep schedule the first day, that was rough. But the roughest part of my first day here in Dublin was... wait for it... finding out that they don't know what... wait for it... RANCH is! This was incredibly shocking and I will be honest, I almost cried. I put ranch on everything and now I have to go two months without it. WHAT WILL I DO?
Later Monday night we went out to a pub close to the apartment complex. Met up with some girls from KU and experienced my first real Guinness. It was delicious. I never thought I'd like such dark beer. I can't wait to drink more of it, aside from the part that it may have the most calories of any drink I will consume during this adventure.
Today was a good day as well. Started off with orientation. Which was very informative. I got to learn about what is expected of us and our internships as well as detailed directions to my office/interview tomorrow. I can't wait to see where I will be working for the next while. It will be in a movie casting agency called Gillian Reynolds. I am very excited because during my interview I actually get to interact with Gillian Reynolds herself. I was told she has a strong personality, like mine, and I hope that means we will get along well.
After orientation we went downtown Dublin to the City Centre and I fell in love. It is a beautiful city. I can't wait to spend more time down there. There are plenty of pubs and authentic stores. I just can't wait to explore it more. We didn't get to explore too much but we did get dinner at a pub off of the main street. I seem to have forgotten what it was called... whoops, but I do remember that the beer I drank there that is made by Guinness called, Smithwicks (pronounced like "smid-icks"). I may like it more than Guinness... am I allowed to say that? It's still an Irish beer.
Since dinner, I have just been getting ready for bed and showering. I need an early night for some sleep and also to wake up earlier tomorrow to help my girl, Sara, get to her interview by 10 a.m. Seeing that this was a long blog I am planning to talk more about the culture and what I have learned in the next one, which is hopefully tomorrow, because I wont have to include two days in one blog.
Oh by the way, this is my favorite picture of the day:
