Time to sleep in. I thought I had a photo shoot today, but apparently I was a week off. I cleaned up the mess I had made while I was sick and went to go get a floppy hat for the races the next day. I had sent much of the day looking online, but the stores always have different things in stock online than they actually do at the store. I went off to get one. I walked around for quite a while, and finally went to Penney's after quite a while. It is my fall back. I never go shopping and since I HAD to because I had no suitcase I found a lot of things I just really liked.
Anyway, I found one there for only 5 euro and it was actually pretty cute. The one other place I saw them didn't have any cute ones. I came back and went for a run then and crashed for a little while. At one point heard people in the kitchen. I made some new friends. We went to the Comet and got some munchies. Then I went to bed pretty early because we had the races the next day.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27-Thursday June, 28th
This is sick day number two. My voice was pretty much gone. I called in and then e-mailed our supervisor to ask for work. She didn't have anything for me. She just wanted me to get better. I stayed in bed until about 4pm, but I really needed to get groceries because I was out of almost everything.
Walking to Tescos was really tough. I felt like I had a fever, but knew I really had to get food. I got everything I needed except tea. I forgot to look there and the convince store next to us only has english tea. I wanted herbal tea.
Walking back was torture. The bags were heavy and I felt awful. It has never felt like that long of a walk before. Normally it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk home and I swear it took at least 20. Maybe longer.
I put all my groceries away and got some water from the store, the tap water is disgusting. I spent the rest of the day in bed and going through my e-mails. I went to bed early but still felt sick when I got up on Thursday. I had even laid out my clothes for the next day.
I slept in late. I've been in bed most of the day, but had not taken any medication. I want to see if not taking any will help me get better quicker. I've taken to eating honey on a lot of things lately, and will probably have some on green apples soon. I'm trying to eat better, but my roommates have place chocolate in the kitchen. Out in the open. It is really hard not to eat it. I also bought popcorn yesterday for my roommate and she got some too, so we have a ton. I ate pretty much a whole bag today, and I don't even really like popcorn.
The rest of today will be spent in bed and eating. I think I will go grab an apple and some nuts now.
It's been really warm in Dublin. It went from low 60s to 70s in the past week. The humidity is pretty high too. The rain is kind of funny as well. Sometimes it rains when the sun is out but it is light, and almost refreshing. Other times it is just light. Like the sky is spitting. It is almost hard to notice then.
Walking to Tescos was really tough. I felt like I had a fever, but knew I really had to get food. I got everything I needed except tea. I forgot to look there and the convince store next to us only has english tea. I wanted herbal tea.
Walking back was torture. The bags were heavy and I felt awful. It has never felt like that long of a walk before. Normally it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk home and I swear it took at least 20. Maybe longer.
I put all my groceries away and got some water from the store, the tap water is disgusting. I spent the rest of the day in bed and going through my e-mails. I went to bed early but still felt sick when I got up on Thursday. I had even laid out my clothes for the next day.
I slept in late. I've been in bed most of the day, but had not taken any medication. I want to see if not taking any will help me get better quicker. I've taken to eating honey on a lot of things lately, and will probably have some on green apples soon. I'm trying to eat better, but my roommates have place chocolate in the kitchen. Out in the open. It is really hard not to eat it. I also bought popcorn yesterday for my roommate and she got some too, so we have a ton. I ate pretty much a whole bag today, and I don't even really like popcorn.
The rest of today will be spent in bed and eating. I think I will go grab an apple and some nuts now.
It's been really warm in Dublin. It went from low 60s to 70s in the past week. The humidity is pretty high too. The rain is kind of funny as well. Sometimes it rains when the sun is out but it is light, and almost refreshing. Other times it is just light. Like the sky is spitting. It is almost hard to notice then.
Tuesday, June 26th
I was feeling a lot better and was the first intern to work today. Today we were to finalize some plans for the summer camps. After doing that we went on a little field trip to a place called the chicken shop. It is a nickname of course. Rarely, are places called their actual names in Dublin. I didn't see anything there that I wanted, but I'm extremely picky. The others grabbed some soups for 1 euro that are normally 4 euros a piece. It was a fun little trip, but it definitely tired me out.
The children came back around 4:30 and worked on crafts and projects. While the others were working with the kids I worked on making signs for the camps. There is a schedule on the wall, so it makes it a lot easier this way.
After work I headed to Dicey's. It was a very long evening. It was fun at first, but I wanted to go home early, and no one else did. Instead I waited to leave with everyone else. We got back really late and I had lost my voice from trying to talk over the music. I was much worse the next day than I had been on Monday. I learned my lesson. If you go out just to be with friends don't be afraid to leave early so your health doesn't get worse.
The children came back around 4:30 and worked on crafts and projects. While the others were working with the kids I worked on making signs for the camps. There is a schedule on the wall, so it makes it a lot easier this way.
After work I headed to Dicey's. It was a very long evening. It was fun at first, but I wanted to go home early, and no one else did. Instead I waited to leave with everyone else. We got back really late and I had lost my voice from trying to talk over the music. I was much worse the next day than I had been on Monday. I learned my lesson. If you go out just to be with friends don't be afraid to leave early so your health doesn't get worse.
Monday, June 25th
I woke up feeling terribly sick. I think it was a mix of a couple different things. I had already been a little sick, and then gluten always messes me up for a few days after. I spent the day in bed, but I originally planned to just go in late.
I called in in the morning so that they knew I wouldn't be in until later. I got up around noon (the time I am supposed to start work) and started to get ready. I didn't feel well, but continued to get ready. On the way to the bus I considered turning around and just heading back home. As I arrived at the bus stop so did the bus. It was perfect timing. I got on the bus and headed up to the second floor, like I always do. Not long after I got on there was an announcement that we all had to get off the bus and get onto the next one. Apparently, a man was passed out on the bus. They couldn't wake him up, so everyone had to get off the bus to take him to the hospital.
In the ten minutes I was waiting for the bus my head got heavy and foggy. I decided I didn't want to get anyone sick, and that I would not be any use to anyone at the office. It would probably just make me more sick.
I spent the rest of the day in bed. I did create a form for work, but I was just too exhausted to do anything else. This was my first initial sick day, but I've had two more since then. I just can't seem to get better.
I called in in the morning so that they knew I wouldn't be in until later. I got up around noon (the time I am supposed to start work) and started to get ready. I didn't feel well, but continued to get ready. On the way to the bus I considered turning around and just heading back home. As I arrived at the bus stop so did the bus. It was perfect timing. I got on the bus and headed up to the second floor, like I always do. Not long after I got on there was an announcement that we all had to get off the bus and get onto the next one. Apparently, a man was passed out on the bus. They couldn't wake him up, so everyone had to get off the bus to take him to the hospital.
In the ten minutes I was waiting for the bus my head got heavy and foggy. I decided I didn't want to get anyone sick, and that I would not be any use to anyone at the office. It would probably just make me more sick.
I spent the rest of the day in bed. I did create a form for work, but I was just too exhausted to do anything else. This was my first initial sick day, but I've had two more since then. I just can't seem to get better.
Sunday, June 24th
Today is the day of our trip to Newgrange. It was probably the earliest morning I had had in a while. I got up around 7:30 and got ready. I headed to the bus with two of my roomies to get downtown. When we got there we found out that our bus trip had changed. The women who was originally going to lead our trip had gotten sick. Her brother had been able to take the group the day before us, but was not available to lead our trip Sunday. The bus we were going to take was not going to leave until ten, so we headed towards the bus station.
When we arrived there we still had half an hour before the bus left. The whole group just browsed the store there. I found out a very interesting fact. A lot of their magazines come with something. One came with lipgloss or eyeliner. Another one came with a pair of sunglasses. One even came with a tank top. There were also packs of magazines being sold together.
Finally it was time to get on the bus. Our first stop is the "Hill of Tara." It was cold and their were no pathways. First, we watched a film in the castle about the hill, and then we walked around the two burial grounds. It was kind of cool, but it was also cold and at one point started raining. Fortunately, it only rained for a minute or two. Sometimes you just don't know what to expect around here. When we got back I wondered around the very small shop. I ended up getting a cute little soup mug.
Next it was onto Newgrange, the second largest burial cite of its kind. Along the way we stopped to look at a castle. It was too far to actually go to the castle, but we took pictures from outside of it.
When we arrived there we still had half an hour before the bus left. The whole group just browsed the store there. I found out a very interesting fact. A lot of their magazines come with something. One came with lipgloss or eyeliner. Another one came with a pair of sunglasses. One even came with a tank top. There were also packs of magazines being sold together.
Finally it was time to get on the bus. Our first stop is the "Hill of Tara." It was cold and their were no pathways. First, we watched a film in the castle about the hill, and then we walked around the two burial grounds. It was kind of cool, but it was also cold and at one point started raining. Fortunately, it only rained for a minute or two. Sometimes you just don't know what to expect around here. When we got back I wondered around the very small shop. I ended up getting a cute little soup mug.
Next it was onto Newgrange, the second largest burial cite of its kind. Along the way we stopped to look at a castle. It was too far to actually go to the castle, but we took pictures from outside of it.
We crossed a river before we stopped, we crossed many rivers that way. On the other shore of the river were donkeys! They were sooo cute :)
At Newgrange we started with lunch. I got a twice baked potato, but I think it must've had flour in it because it made me sick :( To actually get to Newgrange we had to take a 5 minute bus ride. Three little boys were standing outside paying their fiddles. The oldest boy was smiling and trying to play to the crowd. The youngest boy looked very anger. It was kind of funny. It was probably because they were out there all day trying to play for tips.
The burial cite was pretty cool. It was huge, but only held ashes from 5 people instead of the 200 that was in the small burial cite on the Hill of Tara. They showed us how the sun comes in on the shortest day of the year. It was beautiful. After that we left to go home. I spent most of the rest of the day hanging out. I did some cooking and hung out with friends. Headed to bed early.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Saturday, June 23rd
Another sleep in day. I did laundry and finally spent some time cleaning out my inbox. I spent hours going through about 100 e-mails. Of course, since I slept in I took forever to fall asleep. I had to get up early for a trip that EUSA had planned. With how late I had been up it was actually a pretty productive day.
Friday, June 22nd
I slept in late and cleaned my room. It was a chill day. I found out that I can get Netflix on my iPod, but I can't get everything on my computer. I watched TV and just hung out most of the day. I did some cooking, but cleaning my room was the biggest thing.
About halfway through the day (meaning around 5) I was in the middle of a shower when the power went out in all of my apartment complex (not just my building). I talked to my neighbor from across the hall and what they told us was if it was just the apartments it could be a few days before the power came back on. If it was all of Dublin it could be even long. Without power that meant no hot water, internet, or lights. Fortunately, it was just the apartments and it came back on after and hour or two. Probably closer to an hour. It was such relief when it came back on. Nothing special happened today. I hung out with some friends and then went to bed. It was a short day, but I stayed up late.
About halfway through the day (meaning around 5) I was in the middle of a shower when the power went out in all of my apartment complex (not just my building). I talked to my neighbor from across the hall and what they told us was if it was just the apartments it could be a few days before the power came back on. If it was all of Dublin it could be even long. Without power that meant no hot water, internet, or lights. Fortunately, it was just the apartments and it came back on after and hour or two. Probably closer to an hour. It was such relief when it came back on. Nothing special happened today. I hung out with some friends and then went to bed. It was a short day, but I stayed up late.
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