Irish School Systems are Funny...

So I'm not sure if I hit this in a previous post, but I just wanted to say how crazy the class selection and registration is here. First, they don't have a list of courses they have to take throughout their four years in college. When the students come in, they choose a major (or a course as they call it here) and their schedules are pretty much set for the four years. Since we're studying abroad, we can choose any classes within the university to take, which is kind of nice. However, none of the classes you really want to take fit together since they wouldn't be in the same "course". For example, my equine classes I want to take clash with the marketing and music classes I want to take. It makes choosing classes very difficult. Also, the registration for classes technically doesn't happen until the 6th of February or something like that. We were told to just pick 6 or 7 classes to go to and see if we liked them and then by the 6th, pick 4-5 that you want to stick with and then the modules will be scheduled. I suppose that is kind of nice as well, but it is very nerve-wracking trying to put together as schedule here, whereas at home all I'd have to do is go online and click the class and it puts it in a schedule for me. I guess it's all part of the experience.

Today was my first day of classes. I went to an marketing and accounting class. I'll probably stick with the marketing and drop the accounting....I don't really like numbers anyway so that works out well. I have a meeting to go to for the equine classes to see which I can actually take and then to try to fit those into a schedule. It is quite a beautiful day out so walking to class was very enjoyable.

Last night was also a good time. We went to a bar/dance club called the Lounge in the next town over. Everybody was saying it was "the place to be" since all the Irish students were finally back and it was the last night before classes began. It was also "Ladies Night" so we got in for free which was cool. So we hung out there and danced and drank and had a merry time.

Well I think that is it for now...I'm going to fiddle with my schedule to see what I can fit in and what has to go.