~January 11th, 2017~
Wednesday was my last free day before orientation began! So in the hopes of getting me fully prepared for the start of school, Dad and I decided to head to campus to get our bearings and make sure all my paperwork/documentations were in order. We took a stroll through campus and found all of my classrooms, which will be such a blessing come next week. Most of the classrooms were big lecture halls, which will be an adjustment for me coming from Butler, where my biggest class size is 25. I am so excited, because I actually have a class on the main quad, which is the most famous and oldest building on campus (or the “pretty building” as I call it). Legend has it that if you walk on the grass of the quad, you will fail all of your exams!! This was because UCC used to be a medical school, and they would post the exam grades on one side of the building. If you did poorly on your exams, you would have to walk across the grass to the other side of the building to convince the president not to kick you out, and that is how the superstition was born. You bet that I’ll be steering clear of any and all grass this semester 🙂 This main quad building is the same building that is in the picture on the homepage of the blog.
After a few other stops on campus, we decided to head to the well known “English Market,” which is a massive market in the center of Cork City. I think I have found my heaven on earth. I cannot get over THE FOOD! There was everything from fresh meats, to fine cheeses, recently baked bread, homemade pastries, and daily caught fish, and the list could go on and on. I am making myself hungry just thinking about it. We just moseyed around the market and looked at all the stands, then after looking at all the food, we stoped for lunch at the cafe in the market. All the cafe’s ingredients were from the market itself, and it was delicious to say the least!
After we finally dragged ourselves out of the market, we went back to the hotel, because we had reservations for a traditional Irish afternoon tea. This was a very cool experience. We started with champaign and a macaroon, and made our tea selection. We both chose black tea. Then they brought our the treats! Everything from finger sandwiches, to sweet breads and scones, and to finally pastries and straight up desserts. There was so much food! However, after we had eaten as much as possible, we were able to package the rest up to eat later. This was a lovely experience to just be able to sit for a couple of hours and enjoy a few treats and great company.
After a fun day of food (I wish every day could be this centered around food), I went back to my apartment for my first night there! I got to meet all of my roommates and get a good nights sleep before orientation in the morning.
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