In just one week I will be waking up on my last day of freedom because school starts a week from Monday. And well, I think I am starting to feel a bit nervous about that. This last week has had its ups and downs. Overall, I have been focused on being relaxed and soaking up my ability to veg out either reading, watching movies (drinking lots and lots of hot cocoa and now tea), laying in bed till noon, eating lunches in parks, people watching (because there are just tons and tons of people here...sorta like in a New York, times squaresque, way with just much smaller streets) and strolling around museums. But soon my ability to do any of those things will be out the window, gone forever (sigh).
(The best thing so far are my sunset runs down the river. The light and colors of the setting sun reflect off the serene water and are more beautiful then anything else I have seen so far. Also, at dusk, bright green lights appear under all the bridges and I can't help smiling as I am reminded just what city in the world I am running in.)
One thing I did do this weekend which was awesome was go to see a play at the Gate Theater, famous for its love of Samuel Beckett and Oscar Wilde. Its just a 10 minute walk from my apartment I found out and I saw a Noel Coward play called Private Lives. It was one of those plays that there's really nothing not to like. Good actors, funny when they were supposed to be funny and I got really into it (I know when this happens because I forget that I'm watching a play). Its a small theater and I sat in the 3rd row and the building has a lot of history, quite old and beautiful. It had 3 acts, 5 actors and no curtain. They changed the set in between acts and you could watch the whole time.
Alright, so one weird thing about Dublin and my apartment building...to throw out your trash, you have to go to the post office and buy these stickers to put on each bag of garbage. Each sticker is 2.80 Euros ($3.80) that I have to put on the bag, bring it down and leave on the sidewalk. The catch is that you can only do this at my building Mon-Fri from 5-7 pm which means that if you don't remember to take out smelly trash from the week by Friday at 7 then you have to live with it all weekend. Kay so my trash started getting smelly Saturday morning.............ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Sunday, September 9, 2007
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Paying for trash by the bag hunh? I think this would severely alter how much waste I'd create. Interesting idea. I'm glad you liked the play. Like I said he's got a witty humor that some people don't follow but I like him. Be sure to keep running when school starts. I'm sure you'll appreciate that time to let your brain drift off.
They definitely want to reduce waste. They even even don't give out bags at the grocery stores here. If you want to buy plastic bags to take your food home in you can but they are not free. Everyone walks around carrying their own bags so one their way home they can stop off at the store. Oh and everything here comes in small sizes only. I think its so you end up going to the store every other day. Hmm what else...oh places like ATM's don't give out receipts to reduce waste. Its a very smart place!
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