My new campus at Mountjoy Square. Ainsley would say, that’s not school…

I always think of Harry Potter taking the Hogwarts Express at platform 9 3/4.

We live across the street from a big fitness centre. Last night we tried the pool, the sauna, the steam room, and the jacuzzi beds… It’s a good life.

Back at home, we felt warm for the first time. Thanks to Sauna, our new best friend.

Last week I had a dream about bed bugs. When I woke up I was soooo itchy and couldn’t sleep all night. The next day I took the whole bed apart, found out that it is actually surprisingly clean, and was able to sleep again.

I have also changed my shampoo since then and my head and neck are not itchy anymore. Must have been allergic to the shampoo. I bought the regular stuff and now I’m fine!

Wow, that was scary.

I can’t believe it myself, but I’ve decided to buy a cell phone. I can phone all my friends here for free, because we’re on the same network. Yay.

St. Stephen’s Green

On Thursday we registered for classes, got our student ID card, and took an English test in the afternoon. It turns out that it was for ESL students and not for people who have lived in Canada for over 10 years… Anyways, it was nice to be good at something!

The University arranged a city tour for us on a double decker bus. It was fun to see the city and I am starting to believe that I AM IN DUBLIN!

Our new home…

Tomorrow is our first day of classes. As a good student I come totally unprepared. I don’t even have any paper. And how do we get to school???

My new student bed.

First night: didn’t feel anything, totally jet-lagged.
Second night: felt every spring in my mattress. Ouch!
Third night: bought some foam at IKEA, hopefully I’ll sleep better.

Oh jetlag… I slept from 21:30 until 4:00 am and then again from 6:00 am till 11:15.

By 12:00 pm, 3 of my friends arrived and there was almost no time to feel lonely.

Haika and I cleaned the kitchen and now I think I can live here until June. Daniela came over and we cooked our first dinner. I must say we’re getting much better at this. In Oslo it took me a few days to collect all the things one needs to cook a decent dinner.