In My N*E*R*Dy Element!

Paradise, pure paradise. What a fantastic week I have had… such a jam packed, exciting week. Full to the brim with wonderful activities based in the wonderful Dublin City. How I love… LEARNING! Yes, that’s right, I had a fun-filled week of learning (If you are reading this and thinking I’m being sarcastic you’re very much mistaken). I was quite literally in my N*E*R*Dy element. I have been going to grinds in the buzzing Dublin City every day this week and it was great! I loved every minute of it. I can now actually talk Irish and understand what I’m saying- which, let me tell you is nothing short of a miracle and I also understand trigonometry- which, is also nothing short of a miracle.

I had Irish class first and it was great- we done Oral (Us Irish are tested on how well we speak the language and the exam is called the Oral) It’s amazing I can say:

I play the drums
Seinm na drumai
I love reading books
Is aoibheann liom ag leamh an leabhair

What’s even more unbelievable is that I now understand how to write answers on stories that make absolutely no sense whatsoever- miraculous!!! I’m still hopeless at Aural (listening to a tape exam and answering questions on it) but sure, I can work on that!

Maths was feckin’ deadly too. I understand algebra (miracle), Geometry (miracle), differentiation (not actually a miracle I love differentiation) and trigonometry (MIRACLE- that feckin crap is mind boggling) and he also taught is something that my own maths teacher hasn’t taught me yet which is Probability… let me tell, it’s great craic altogether! I might actually understand how betting odds work now!

And I loved being in the big smoke aka fair city aka Dublin! What a buzzing hopping place it is. Everyone has takeaway coffees in their hands and is rushing to whatever office they work in… I hope I can do that someday- except it won’t be takeaway coffee (ugh) it’ll be takeaway tea and on the hot days I’ll take some cups from a café and fill them up with water so I’ll stick look cool with my takeaway beverage but I won’t be dying of the heat! Smart thinking!

The only thing I hated about was most of the other students in the places had these AWFUL, DREADFUL, MIND BLOWINGLY IRRITATING, D4 (Dublin 4) accents. It’s all “loike” (like) and “so random”. SHUT UP! You’re so annoying!! And all the girls look the same… seriously you’d want to see them. Long blonde/brown hair (never any other colour) It’s back combed, then hair sprayed and they constantly run their fingers through their hair. They wear grey fatman tracksuits and roll them up about ten times at the waist and get this- they wear them with ugg boots?! The tops are all different styles but they are all by Abercrombie and Fitch- you’d never seen any of them in Penney’s finest! All the guys play Rogbi (Rubgy) and there hair is styled like that dude that was in high school musical. They either wear “rogbi” shirts, Fred Perry stripey jumpers or Abercrombie and Fitch t-shirts and the essential footwear for D4 guys “Dubes”. They are the black shoes with white soles in case you’re wondering. Us country folk wouldn’t be caught dead in them!

Anyway, in other news, I received a letter from the new principal of our school. I have to go into frickin’ school on Monday AND Tuesday… not to learn anything interesting like Biology or English but to go on a freakin’ Prefect course… I didn’t even know you needed to go on a course to be a prefect. Two bloody days which will be probably incredibly boring after my exhilarating week in Dublin… Oh joy…

Anyhoo, I’m very tired after all my learning so I’ll love ya and leave ya!

Sal

PS: Ahem… no offence to any D4s!!!