Exciting Adventures in Store

So, when I left you off just a couple of days ago, I promised only to update you on the current happenings, and leave the mundane in the back. Literally, after writing that message, I took a nap (maybe went to sleep, I'm still not on a perfect sleep schedule), woke up, and found a message in my inbox saying that I had been selected to become a blog Ambassador UCD on Education in Ireland for UCD's art's campus. This is big news for the blog, because it means not only are you, my closest friends and family back home, reading this, but also a new wave of people thinking about coming to UCD!. Now, I know what you're thinking: "You're a big deal, you're never going to talk to me again" "It's going to go straight to his head, he's going to get a permanent steady job blogging and using the internet, and he's never going to see me again" or even "I can finally exploit Noel for his fame! Thank god I feigned friendship for all these years."
Realistically, you should be asking "Are you going to change your format and lose your backbone to attract the universal crowd?" And the answer is No. I was selected from a number that exceeds 1, so I assume it was based on a selection due to my current format. SO WORRY NOT FAITHFUL READERS, this blog shall remain the same. In essence, I'm going to take snippets of blogs here and there, and submit them for a wider audience to view. But this was exciting news for me, so I'm just got keep walking in these clouds and bring you...

TO POINT 2- Finally heard back from the director of Crooked House productions where I was planning on doing the volunteering (we'll call it an internship to act formal). Tomorrow night, i'm going to be hopping on the Dublin Bus system and finding a way out to Newbridge (which I'm assured isn't terrible to get to) where I'll be meeting with Peter Hussy to determine what capacity I'm going to be filling in for him for the upcoming semester. I'm super excited, because this is definitely a way to carry on the Boal-based Theater of The Oppressed group I do back home (SHOUTOUT TO ITC, THE CHILLINGEST). In addition, this will be a way to step away from my American peers and truly have an Irish experience. Apparently they start rehearsing at 6 on friday, and finish at around 9. I'm hoping to watch the process.

Hope to have more photos for you next time!

Interesting other things to note

• My roommate has a tattoo of Che Guevara on his back, but he doesn't agree with his policies. Last night he ended up going to a Dubstep club. He is the quintessential college student. 
• I ended up going to a tutorial (recitation) today where no one but the teacher showed up. That means I got a good 50 minute one-on-one with the professor to talk about Edwardian reform and the Book of Common Prayer. I wish I had reviewed the material a fair bit more before I went in. Nice enough guy though. Just hope that doesn't happen again.
• We watched a clip of The Lonesome West (it's pronounce Poch-ee, not poteen) in my recitation for contemporary Irish Drama yesterday. As the irish students watched it, they kept breaking up into laughter. Myself and my two fellow American students kept looking at each other wondering what was up. After asking "if their accents were off" the students laughed and informed me this was most definitely "stage irish"
• Laura K. and I are going to to attempt to recreate Bskis in a Carolina night here on campus. We're hurting for late night wraps here.
• Signed up for a day trip to Kilkenny next weekend. This weekend we're off to Cork for a night (my first European hostel experience!)
• We've gotten a lot better at cooking pasta. Like, experts. Now onto the sauce (living real life is a lot harder than I expected).