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<\/a><\/p>\nI really liked the picture but as I was about to post it I realized that it\u2019s hard to immediately tell that it\u2019s in Dublin. So as a caption I wrote \u201cIreland is pretty cool.\u201d A little while later, one of my friends wrote a comment on the image that said, \u201cTotally thought this was Boston at first.\u201d I agreed with her that my picture wasn\u2019t really uniquely Dublin. So when we went to class Friday and today, I tried to notice differences between my home and this place that is my temporary home for the next three weeks.<\/p>\n
It is surprising to me that a city that is so far away can feel so familiar. However, I think that I finally got enough sleep to be able to absorb the differences. For instance, yesterday we went to Professor Hinds\u2019 house for dinner. On the way there I got a feel for what a rural Irish neighborhood was like. Their neighborhoods were set up a bit differently from ours. We also saw James Joyce\u2019s house on our way there.<\/p>\n
Today we went and watched a cricket game at Phoenix Park. Cricket was weird and hard to follow but there were quite a few spectators there who seemed to be enjoying the sport despite the cold weather. Although the sport was strange, that kind of atmosphere was familiar. I think that there are definitely going to be much more unique experiences as we continue to explore Dublin. It felt nice though to arrive in a foreign place and feel almost at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After we returned to our rooms on Thursday, I posted this picture that I had taken while we were in the city on Instagram. I really liked the picture but as I was about to post it I realized that … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n