So, as much as I am still in the mindset of wanting to relax and reflect from South Africa, I am leaving for Ireland in a couple weeks and I have quite the list of things I need to get done before I leave. Today, I bought my flight from Detroit to New York so that I could meet up for the group flight I am taking to Ireland (with a connection first in London, which will be weird because it will be a brief snapshot of what life will be like a couple weeks after that!)
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Just as an update to anyone who doesn't know me personally or hasn't been following my blog from the start, I am going to Ireland for 10 days for an academic seminar through Syracuse University Study Abroad. The seminar is called "The Pale and Beyond: A Sociological, Political and Economic Investigation of Life in the Republic of Ireland and British Northern Ireland" Quite a name, huh? The seminar is split between Dublin and Belfast :)
After that, I am moving into a London flat for about four-and-a-half months for my Fall 2010 Semester in London (also through SU Study Abroad.)
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Today we got our itinerary emailed to us regarding our day-to-day activities in Ireland. It is a nice mix of academic related stuff and designated "free time." The seminar leaders tell us that we must be aware that we are completing a 3-credit class in 10 days, so there will be lots of work; but that they also know that we want to have time to enjoy Ireland on our own as most of us have never been there before. It seems like we get to meet a lot of great people and hear some interesting lectures. I am REALLY EXCITED to continue traveling, but honestly one of the things I am most excited about is that I get to be back in an academic mindset. I just like feeling productive.
So, I should use that productive feeling to finish up my list of things I need to do. I have some short essays about Irish films to write (so of course, we have to watch the films) and just a lot of other "prep" stuff to do.
17 days until I leave!
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