Care Package!

Just received another care package this morning! It came bright and early, normally I  wouldn't have been awake that early but I was up for immigration this morning. My cousin Sara sent me a package with some awesome things! Pictures of everyone from home, friends, family and cousins! She also put some Halloween candy in there; candy corn, skittles, starbursts and gum! Seeing her card made me miss home a little bit and not being able to celebrate my 21st birthday with all my cousins back home, but I'm sure I will get over it ha ha. Thanks Numba one!

Earlier this morning I had to wake up and drag myself to the Immigration Office. When you come to Ireland as a student and stay here for a semester you have to register with the country and get an ID card. Because there were so many of us, everyone got designated times to go. Mine was at 8:15 this morning. Luckily there were others from the program so we all walked together. The office was pretty hard to find, if I was alone I probably would have been lost! Well, we got there and it was in the worst part of Galway! Felt like I was back in ghetto-burg lol.

Got inside and sat down, waited for my turn. Turns out because there are so many students registering this week, they shut the immigration office down to everyone else! People were coming and going and were getting so mad because the office was turning them away. An American man actually got up and slammed the door and was swearing and cursing at everyone and everything! Stupid American giving the rest of us a bad name...

It was my turn after the angry man-event and I went up to the counter. I had to bring a letter showing I was a student at NUIG, a bank note showing I had sufficient funds (if not I needed a letter from the parents saying they would support me, thankfully I don't need it), letter signed from my apartment landlord showing i was a resident and my passport. The stony lady put all my information into the system and took a picture of me. I wasn't prepared and it was also really early in the morning..needless to say i was not very photogenic! I also had to give my finger prints on a laser thing. I felt like i was on an episode of CSI or Law&Order!

Now I am a fully registered student and member of Ireland's society! I just have to carry the card with me everywhere instead of my MASS licence and if I don't have it, I think i can be fined or even arrested...? Ha ha oh well I am sure that won't happen.

Limerick in 3 days!