And so it begins...

This last weekend was kind of our last hoorah before the real crunch started this week, the last week of classes before finals. It seems like everything is due this week and being the procrastinator I am, now is when I’m starting it all. The system works so don’t knock it!

Anyway, last weekend was our last hoorah before the crunch and it was a lot of fun. Many of us went with the Northern Ireland class up to Armagh and had a great time up there. We got an informative tour of the city, a lot of the history, and explored the two main churches there that sit on the highest points in the city. Both are named St. Patrick’s Cathedral oddly enough. It was a nice little town that I would have liked to spend some more time in.

But the real fun for me started when we got back because I had a show to go see. The Tragically Hip, one of the biggest bands in Canada, played in Dublin that night and I had tickets the first week I arrived here. Coincidentally, the head of the program over here had tickets even before me. They’re staff here are a hip bunch (pun intended). At least they have good taste in music.

So I ended up at the show 30 minutes late because I was told the venue always runs late (turned out to be false). I had seen the band over the summer so I wasn’t too devastated. They played two full sets and put on a great show. They were more entertaining, I think, here than they were in Vermont as well. If you have never seen a Hip show I highly recommend it, they play great rocking music and their singer is truly one of a kind to see.

I never did see Stephen (the head of the program who was at the show) but the venue was much more crowded than I had thought it would be. I noticed a few people with familiar accents so it couldn’t have been all Dubliners. The venue itself was called The Tripod if anyone cares to look it up when they are over here. I would say it is similar in size to Higher Ground in Burlington, perhaps a little larger, and in an area of town with a great night life if your show ends early. And if you are ever needing a concert to go to, just ask someone at the campus over here, I’m sure someone will be able to give you a good tip.