A few things:

1. The craziest thing happened to me last night. I was walking home from a party when we came across two American guys heading in the same direction as us. I started talking with one of them and after a few minutes discovered he was from Boston. He asked me where I was from. I told him to guess. He responded, and I quote (obviously not a completely accurate quote with my buzzed state, but still...), "I'm not sure. I'd say somewhere from the UK because you have a bit of a British accent, but also an Irish one too. So where are you from?"

OMG. Charly this is proof, yes my accent has changed! An American didn't even consider the possibility that I was from America. I guess that's what 9 months in Ireland does to you. Although I am wondering why I'm getting this British accent response...

2. I'm sure all of you heard about the volcanic eruption in Iceland. This left an ash cloud in the the sky which has cancelled thousands of flights in Europe. As the end of the semester is nearing, I've had a few friends who were left extremely disappointed after their friends and family members were unable to visit Dublin due to cancelled flights. Ever since the eruption, no one has been able to leave or return to Ireland via plane. There are rumors of this lasting weeks and even months, which causes great fear for me as I have many trips planned this summer.

RTE News mentioned that because of the ash in the sky (which is not noticeable nor is it visible), there was to be a spectacular sunset. The first day we heard this we went for a walk to see, but were unable to see the whole sunset because of buildings and trees everywhere. Just the other day we coincidentally were walking to the cinema during the sunset and it was beautiful!

3. This week we have had the best weather since I've been here, and quite possibly the best we will get. If you are not familiar with Irish weather, let me fill you in. Unpredictable. It will be sunny and warm (probably not warm to you Californians, but you get adjusted easily). By the time you get dressed and ready to enjoy the sun, it will be cloudy and/or rainy. Not always, but usually. Although it sounds bad, it really isn't. I actually like the weather here and despite peoples' beliefs that the weather would be horrible here (ahem DAD!) it really isn't :) Nonetheless, this past week has been amazing! There has not been a cloud in site, which is very very very rare for Irish weather. We've been going to the park daily to soak up the sun. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE is outside. I even spotted some girls in their bikinis sunbathing in the park. Yes, in 16 degree weather which is 60 degrees farenheit. I'm telling you we are all perfectly comfortable in shorts and tshirts :) But as of today is seems like that weather is long gone. Goodbye sun, it was nice while it lasted!

I'll leave you with a photo from earlier this week, as I find these posts rather dull without them :)