I made it!

It's been one week and everything is so much more than what I had expected. After 24 hours of traveling and a 5 hour time difference I am still sleeping the sleep of jetlag, but the accommodations are so nice, its easy to do! Our flat is four stories tall and super skinny, with our own kitchen and washing and drying machines. We all have our own rooms; they're all adorable in their own unique way.

Derry is absolutely beautiful and we are centrally located to pretty much everything you could need. Nothing is more than a 10 minute walk away. However, the weather is very temperamental- it can be sunny when you're leaving the house and raining five minutes later! We are constantly wearing rain jackets, just in case. It feels as if we don't have a five hour time difference, but a 200 year time difference. It's a different way of life here, slower and simpler. It seems as if people have less worries and live less complicated lives. Its refreshing. 

 

Its only been a couple of nights, but we have already been out to a couple of pubs! The first was a traditional Irish pub, and it was exactly the way that you might expect an Irish pub to be- live traditional Irish music, lots of brogues, and people drinking Guinness. The people are so friendly and welcoming, its not hard to make friends. 

Orientation all week this week and then we're taking a walking tour of Derry on Saturday with our BCA director, Gavin. Magee is a great campus, I'll post more pictures soon, and I'll have more pictures of Derry by then too!