So Tuesday was midterm day. I honestly didn't really study for it. Sam gave us a list of 5 topics that could be on the exam and told us to pick three to concentrate on. For the exam, we were given three topics to choose from and had to pick one to write a 2-3 page essay on. During class Tuesday morning he gave us a not-so-subtle hint as to which three topics would be on the exam sheet. I was going to write about the 4 different tomb types in Ireland but decided I didn't know enough about each one and didn't want to be cramming and get things wrong. Luckily I was really interested in Poulnabrone, the portal tomb we visited in the Burren and it was one of the topics for the exam. I had also read about it one day and the facts just seemed to stick. For the exam, everyone from all courses in the Irish Studies programme sat in one room and had an hour and a half for each exam...thank God I only had one! After seeing the exam booklet of paper I was afraid I wouldn't be able to write enough to even get on the second page but wound up filling up two pages exactly! I was surprised at how much I really did know and felt great coming out of there. Taking a class for fun relieves a lot of pressure on test taking. It's nice to not be so stressed out for an exam and still feel like I did really well on it.
After my exam I made a grocery run and had dinner at Libby's. Luckily there was enough time to squeeze in a nap before hitting up the city to celebrate. We wound up leaving around midnight because Halle did my hair and everyone was just hanging out having a good time in Halle's room. We went to a pub and a club...not so impressed with the club. It was just way too sleezy for me. Anyway, we wound up taking a taxi home because I had a blister so painful I couldn't bend my foot. Even when I got home and laid down it was hurting...definitely needed to be popped to relieve the pressure but I didn't have a needle or anything I could sterilize. I'm not sure what time I finally went to sleep but it was sooo late. Definitely didn't want to go to class but I did anyway the next morning at 11:30. After class I hung out in the student bar and ate lunch with some people and read my kindle. When I got home I took a glorious nap...walking home in the stinging wind and rain had me chilled to the bone. Then it was time for true blood and dinner night at Libby's. Great night but didn't sleep until the sun started coming up a little after 4!
Today I slept in til noon since I stayed up so late and then did some laundry. I even got adventurous and cooked! I fried some rashers and made cheddar eggs scrambled in bacon grease...soooo good. I made a sandwich with my leftover rashers for the field trip this afternoon. It had been raining all day so I was dreading the hiking around the Burren. The first stop we made was right along the side of the road, so no hiking there...it was just really chilly and rainy. Corcomroe Abbey was really nice. It was built in the 13th century but had new additions done in the 15th century...it still blows my mind how old things are around here. We had a great time walking around in it while Sam pointed out all the architectural flaws. As we drove further into the Burren, it started raining more. The hike to Cahercammaun, a medieval fort on a cliff, would have been at least 40 minutes there and back, so Sam decided not to take us there. We instead drove to a wedge tomb near the edge of the rode, the biggest in the Burren actually and it's unexcavated. That was pretty neat. Afterwards we stopped by a pub for a pint since that's what Sam loves to do :-p though I didn't really care for one. On the way home, the bus driver dropped us off at Dunnes since it's near Gort na Coiribe and we got some goodies to take back to Libby's, though the internet wouldn't cooperate so no True Blood :-(
Tomorrow I have class at 9 and then we leave at 11:30 for Dingle this weekend. It's a 4 hour drive (oh boy) so that's basically all we're doing tomorrow. I'm excited though and can't wait to see what Dingle has to offer! Updates to come Sunday night!
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