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Ah, the first week has ended and what a long week it was. It seems like a month ago that I was all excited about starting classes. I'm taking 5 classes this term and all seem good. My science class is Environmental Earth Science. It is taught by the Program Director Stephen Robinson. He understands that none of us will be scientist and therefore he does not expect us to become scientists. We will take some field trips this semester, which sound like a lot of fun. The English Literature class I am taking will focus on Anglo-Irish writers like Oscar Wilde. The reason I specify Anglo-Irish writers is due to the fact that here in Ireland if I were to talk about Irish writers, I would be talking about Gaelic writers. A slight but important difference. The Modern Irish Social History class gave us a cliff notes version of early Irish history just so we get some context on what we see (like the conflict between the Catholics and Protestants). Art (Irish Culture through the Fine Arts)will be fun. This is the class I had today (Friday). The great thing is that we went on a field trip to The National Museum, on the first day of class. I'm trying to think the last time I went on a field trip. We talked a bit about the general topics we would cover during the course, then walked over to a gallery where there were tons of artifacts. There were mainly things like viking and early Irish culture. I thought it was time well spent. The final class I am taking is Critical Thinking. Basically this is a Philosophy class. We are starting out with basic logic (seems like a logical place to start). All of the professors appear to know their stuff and are very accommodating.

As for other news, earlier today, I went with my roommate John down to Grafton Street to get cell phones. I finally picked one up. The big reason I waited until now to get a phone is the reason that there was a phone for €29, but those were out of stock. I waited. I waited. I waited. John and I decided that it was indeed time to get a phone. We ended up getting a Nokia phone, but ended up costing us €49. Ouch on the bank account. It's good to have a cell phone on me now. Now I just need to get phone numbers.

With Peace and Love,
Scott

"Nothing is impossible to the willing mind" -Books of Han Dynasty