Spring time is here...

.... And so are the finals.

Haven't had the time to write here because I've been revising, writing essays and playing Dragon Age: Origins. That last one just to get my mind off things.

I only have about a month left in Ireland, and I'm getting the feeling that I'll be really sad when I have to go.

This is the last week of the actual term here, then it's revision week and then the exams. Mine are on the 12th, 16th and 17th of May, so I do have time to revise - even with everything else going on.

Also, it's already like summer here. It kind of snuck up on me, really. All of a sudden you can go out in a t-shirt and jeans, or a dress. I'm going to have a four month summer here. O.O

Näin nämä koivut täällä. Mites siellä Suomessa? ;D

And as a bonus, I've gone down one dress size while I've been here. Got to keep this up :D

Fortnight after the break and a trip to Skerries

24th-27th March
Nothing really worth noting happened. I was a little low the whole time, so I wasn't paying too much attention to anything. Most of my free time was spent on my BA thesis.

28th March - Friday
Had our first essays back - the analysis about Confessio - and I got an A! It's the best grade I've ever gotten at University level. And the funny thing is that this was the text I was really concerned about.

29th-30th March
Mostly writing the thesis. Went to the city centre on Sunday, bought some yarn for a shrug.

31st March - 5th April
Just another busy, busy week. Filled with schoolwork and knitting and playing games. Had another essay back with a grade of B+. Good grades give a good confidence boost when writing the thesis.

6th April - Sunday
Went to Skerries today. It's a small town about an hour drive from Dublin; very picturesque and surrounded by sea from three sides. It was a sunny day, if a bit windy.

I went there with ESN Social. They had arranged us to do some spring cleaning there, and then we had a walk on the beach.

Here's my group working on the hedge
on the far side of the park area.

Skerries has at least these two windmills. <3

View of the church.

There's our haul. Worked for about an hour and a half.

A view of the beach.

Another view.

Entrance to the beach.

I had to! And the water wasn't even all that cold. <3

And the wave receded.

More of the beach in Skerries.

Another part of the beach, this time from the road.