International Potluck!!!

This morning I had my second Sociology lecture...which was juuust about as boring as the first. After class I went to the Ulster Bank on campus to open an account which didn't take very long and I was able to change over a bit more of my American Dollars so I have cash again! It won't be nice to have an Ulster Bank account for a couple more days until I get my debit card and my mom can wire me money to that account and life will be a lot more simple. :)

Once I was done on campus I came back to my room and hung out until Ally got out of class so that we could go on our adventure to Belfast. It was the absolute perfect day for our adventure because it was stunning out today. All of the Irish are telling us that this weather is not showing us actual Ireland weather but you don't see any of us (or them) complaining about it! We took a taxi to the Victoria Center Mall and first went and got Ally's eyebrows waxed (the actual reason we chose to do this adventure). They really really really tried to sell her on getting her eyebrow's threaded instead of waxed but she wasn't for it. I did get to watch a girl get hers done and it was so cool to watch! Apparently...if you wax your eyebrows it makes the wrinkles that form around your eyes happen faster? Then, we went around to a lot of the different shops and looked at the fun clothes and walked down the streets of Belfast gawking at the gorgeous buildings and taking pictures!

                     This is the City Hall building in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

When we got home from Belfast we had just enough time to get back to our places and get ready for the International Dinner (which was amazing). We had tons of food from all of the different countries people were from and it all tasted great! My food even touched on my plate and it was actually ok! ;) We got all of the food set out and all went around to get food and sat down to eat and chat. For most of the dinner we were serenaded by the guys from France and Spain on their guitars, which was so fun. Also, it was one of the French guy's birthday and so a lot of the countries took turns singing happy birthday in their languages and we had a cake for him. 

Clockwise from the top...let's see how well I do. USA (Mac and Cheese), Spain (Potato Quiche?...it's hard to see between the mac and cheese and spoon), Ireland (Ham), USA (Chocolate cake/brownie?), Austria (Tuna Pasta), France (Ham Quiche), China (sausage?), China (Chicken and Potatoes), Indonesia (Spicy Meat...between chicken and potatoes and spoon) and last I don't remember where but it was meat and the dark thing on top is a fig!

Apparently there was a BBQ planned for tonight in the student village (which is where I live). Too bad we filled ourself's up on international food! So now I am hanging out in my room with music from the BBQ blaring through my windows.

Some Random things about Ireland: 

          - It's very cute how most of the taxi drivers tend to call you Love.

          - You know they drive on the opposite side of the road...but they also walk up the other side of the staircase and on the other side of the hall...I'm always almost running into people....good thing I'm not driving!!!