I'm Here!

The trip went as planned, but I unfortunately did not sleep on the plane so it was a long day. I have been awake from 7:30am on Saturday until 5:30pm Sunday (US time). We had a driver take us directly to our apartment building in Cork from Shannon Airport (a good 2 hour trip) instead of taking the epic bus ride. It's a lot more money, but boy was it worth it! Cat (another student from NC State) is one of my roommates, along with two Irish students - Anna and Hannah. They have been very friendly and we've had some great conversations so far - everything from "Desperate Housewives" TV show to President-elect Obama. Their last roommate left with the "teev" so they are looking forward to borrowing one soon from Hannah's boyfriend. We have already seen some American students about town, and we are anxious for orientation tomorrow morning.