Here we go Again

Wow, feels funny to say but I'm living in Ireland.  I'm going to the campus in Belfast of Trinity College and will be studying Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.  Hopefully I'll find better methods than the ones suggested by my family when I told them I was going into this field; peace through superior firepower seemed to come up a lot.  I'm excited for this field of study personally.  I think one can understand much of the human animal by studying the trek from conflict to reconciliation.

So that being said I am now moved in to a cute little duplex with two other fellows.  The locale of my residence here was not decided until this previous Saturday when Darren let me know he had an open room.  I was quite concerned I may have had to move out here and live in the hostel until I located accommodation.  Thankfully that didn't happen.  Though since it was short notice Darren didn't have time to furnish the room here so i'm sleeping on an air mattress at the moment and will go looking for furniture later.  On a side note, craigslist doesn't seem to be used much out here.

When I flew in I decided I would stay up the whole day and go to sleep at 9-10.  My day consisted of unpacking (kinda), checking up on my loan money out here (also found out I will be getting scholarship money too), but around five I was losing it and starting to doze so Darren decided to take me out and show me around and eventually dumped me at the institute building while he went out with the missionaries.  Coincidentally it was the first day of institute for the semester.  I got to meet with the instructors and meet the missionary couple serving there.  All the other kids there kept asking me why i would ever move from Florida here.  I guess they don't think of Belfast as much of a place to come to.  

Well even though I don't quite feel as if I'm on my own two feet yet I'm getting there.  Just need to remember to keep myself founded in truth and doctrine while i'm on this adventure.