First day rundown

This is my first 18 hours or so in the big D, all times local.

8:00am Land in Dublin Airport, get in queue for passport check
8:15am fear for deportation because I forgot my return flight info, but I charmed my way into the country
8:45am all luggage in hand, meet Prof. Hayes (he had a sign with my name, how cool is that?) we drive back to the city in his Volvo.
10:22am arrive at lad lane apartments, meet landlord, drop luggage
10:24am back in Hayes's car, heading to DIT Aungier St. for international student orientation
10:25am check in to orientation
11:15am stifle a "boiler up" at tea break, feel that might be way too hard to explain
12:20pm starving, begin wondering if this orientation is worth the free lunch
12:45pm bite into chicken curry and rice, lunch was worth it
1:55 pm begin counting how many times people say, "you could start your own society or club"
2:17pm "you could start your own society or club" count: 3
2:44pm "ycsyosoc" count: 4
3:15pm "ycsyosoc" count: 6
3:40pm outta there, exhausted, walk back to apartment
4:15pm arrive at lad lane apts, only got lost once
4:16pm chat with landlord, gives me info on a cancellation for a house with some Irish and American girls, tell her "I'll think about it, but need shower and bed for now"
4:25pm finally can relax after moving my luggage from one flat to another, turn on TV, "Friends" is on, want bed
5:03pm Decide I can't sleep if I smell, the great shower drama of 2009 ensues
5:50pm Face moisturizer leaked, need sleep....
11:56pm wake up and post this

This post may sound a little debbie-downer, but so many things went well, meet some cool international students from all over, including tons of Americans, and 2 people from Kazakhstan! Just really needed a shower and sleep.