Mi casa es su casa

The title kind of implies my current interest with the Spanish language. I really want to improve my Spanish and I'm sure mi amiga mexicana can help me with that ;)
Other things that are going on at the moment:
-BELFAST: I've been to Belfast last Saturday with my friends! It was reaaaally cool and there is this shop (Primark) where everything is really cheap! Unfortunately I had only 28 Euro and ACTUALLY you are supposed to pay in Pounds over there o.O you can only pay with Euros if you have notes and then you get pounds back, but they don't take coins.
-HAIR: Now it's for sure: I'm getting a perm today!!! *yaaaayyyy* It's not even THAT expenisve, "just" 60/70 euros!
-BIRTHDAY: As most of you know, my 17th birthday is on the 22nd of October and my dad and grandpa are going to visit meee!!! They will go to Dublin and then come to Monaghan for a few days! *happy* AND I'll get a laptop for my birthday!!! =D
-GYM: Today is the last day of our 30-days-for-30-euros-offer, meaning we won't go to the gym any longer. (no money o.O) So currently I'm not sure what I'll do instead of the gym because there are really not many things you can do here. Maybe I'll start horseback riding again (to see the countryside etc.) but I heard that it's around 20 to 25 euros for HALF AN HOUR LESSON o.O that's really expensive, so maybe I find something cheaper that I can do...
-SCHOOL: School is not that bad, we have a lot of free classes, which means we can do all our homework and most of our study at school. Mariana had to change school (something wrong with her visa) and she has been at home for around a week now, but she will start school on Thursday now. She's already so bored at home, I think she even looks forward to it. AND her uniform looks LOAADS better than mine o.O but it's a private school, so she has to pay for going there (around 1000 euros I think).
That's it for now, I guess!

I loVE yoUU!
Bussis,
Resa

News

In a few days it will be one month since I came here! But somehow I feel like Ive been here for only a few days! The time goes by so quickly when you are busy... On the other hand I feel like Ive been here for ages and my house here already feels like home to me.
Of course I miss my family and friends and I wish they were here but it's not like I want to return to Austria now!
Everything I do has kind of become routine to me: Setting my alarm clock for 7:45 but ignoring it until 8, getting up at 8, dressing, packing my school bag, having breakfast, making my sandwich (because I always forget to do it in the evening before), going to school, sitting around in partly boring partly quite interesting and partly free classes until 4. Then going home, getting out of my awful school uniform, having lunch, doing homework (if I even have some because we have so many free classes that I can do the majority of my homework at school). Then going to the gym or the library or sometimes even both, then going back home, having dinner, having a shower and then going to bed. And the next day everything all over again. But it's not like I'm bored or something I've just got used to everything already.
And the weekends are undoubtedly my favourite part of the week. Saturday is really the only day where I can sleep as long as I want in the morning. The I dress and go to the library and I'll go out in the evening with my friends. There is really not much going on in Monaghan but sometimes we find something really fun to do ;)
On Sunday I get up at eight, breakfast and then I go to church because I'm in the choir. It's not as bad as it sounds and it really is the only way for me to be able to keep up my singing...
On Sunday afternoon I do my homework and sometimes meet some friends in town.
Unfortunately there is hardly anything new to try around here...
But nevertheless I enjoy being here a lot although I would REALLy like to go to Dublin soon to do some proper shopping... Actually me, Stella and Mariana were thinking about going to Dublin durin midterm (probably only for one day because EF doesn't want us to travel around on our own much...)
I might not be really homesick but though I miss U a lot! <3
BusSis,
Resa

Weekeeeeend (for real now ;) )

Unfortunately the weekend is already over ;( but it was reeeeal fun!!! Friday night i went out with some friends and we went to a funfair with Rollercoasters and things like that. Afterwards we wanted to go to a bar but they dont let you in unless youre 18 or have a fake id, even if you dont drink any alcohol. So we just went home early. But seriously you just cant do much here ;) on saturday we went to the cinema and watched toy story 3. My favourite part was when buzz started speaking spanish xD before the movie i met a boy calles lukas who is from vienna. Actually he was supposed to go to the usa but they didnt find a host family for him, so know hes here for three months and then he will go to the usa.
Tomorrow Ill go to Dublin with the subject "Guidance" and we are going to take a look at some universties and get information about the subjects you can study there.
I miss you all sooo much!

bUsSiiS,
Resa

Weekeeeeend

money money money

Hi there!
Im having a great time here in Ireland!
School is quite good (for a school). I have the following subjects:
Maths, English & PE (compulsory)
Business (actually quite interesting although the name normally implicates complete boredom ;))
Biology (I love it a looooot! If possible Im definitely going to do my Matura in Austria in Biology/English ;) )
Home Economics (really interesting, at the moment we do things like functions of a family, different types of families, etc..)
French (there are about five people in my class whove never done English before and then there are the irish students and the rest of the exchange students whove done French frome 2 to 5 years. Partly the things we do are really hard for me because of the difficult vocabulary but then again we do things like LE PRESENT... o.O)

furthermoooore:
Although most of the things here are quite cheap (like you get 5 HAPPY HIPPOS for 35 c xD) the things for school are really expensive.
English: 25 Euros for a trip to Dublin to watch the play Dancing at Lugnasa, another 8 and 10 euros for books
Guidance: 10 Euros for a trip to Dublin to check out all the universities there
Home Economics: 35 euros for the book
and 20 Euros for renting the school books
around 100 euros for buying the school uniform
etc.

So thats it for the moment, Ill be writing more as soon as I can!
Bussiiis,
Resa

P.S: I lOvE yOU! ;)

1st week

My first week in Ireland is over now and I really hope that the next one will be just as great!!
I am soooooo lucky to have a fantastic host family and loooooovellyy sisters/hermanas/schwestern!!! Its reeaaaallyy great fun and school is not too hard either... for the moment o.O Im in 6th year (final year) and all of the Irish students are going to to their leaving certificates in summer... I dont know what exams we (the international students - there are like 20 at my school =)) will take but surely not the leaving cert because its a two-years-program and so we dont know the things the others studied in 5th year. Anywayyyys Im having a great time, meeting loooooots of greaaat people and although the school books are reaalllly expensive and the weather is a mixture of coldness and wetness
I loVe IrElANd!!!
Me, Stella & Mariana are also going to the gym EVERY day and although EVEY SINGLE MUSCLE of my body hurts I enjoy it a lot!!
I mIsS yOu A loT!!!
bussiis <3

Irelaaaaand!!!

It is so fantastic here!!! Everything is green, but not the same kind of green! You find so many shades of green here
My host family is so nice and lovely that I already feel at home here. Monaghan really is a small town but the houses are beautiful (and look all the same ;)) and the weather also is quite nice (it hastnt even rained much)
im not sure how often i can update this blog but im trying to find a way to let you know how i am!!
bussis,
resa

ONE

uaah, last night in Austria o.O I´m sooo nervous but soooooo damn happy at the same time ;)
But I´m sure I´m going to have a greeeeat time so here´s goodbye to my family and friends, thanks for being sooo wonderful! Love you <3

TWO

TWO things that I probably need to leave at home because my luggage is already to heavy:
- my Spanish books (I probably won't have time to study Spanish anyway)
- books =(

THREE

THREE things I want to do in Ireland:
- learn riverdance (i just LOVE it xD)
- learn a new instrument or practice new types of sports
- found a band ;)

FOUR

FOUR things that are going to be hard:
- school
- being away from home for one whole year
- take care of how much money I spend
- being on my own

FIVE

FIVE things I'm going to miss the most:
- my family
- my friends
- Austrian food
- German (I'm not 100 % percent sure about that though^^)
- my computer ;)

SIX DAYS

SIX things I´m looking forward to:
- speaking English all dayyy
- make new friends
- Irish culture (music, etc.)
- get more pocket money ;)
- the countryside
- my host family

yaaaayy =)
LYA
Resa

one week

Yesterday it was exactly SEVEN DAYS!!!
So I decided to write down
7 THINGS I´VE STILL GOT TO DO:
- go shopping (presents, clothes, etc.)
- pack my suitcase
- finish the book I´m reading at the moment (Around The World In 80 Days - Jules Verne)
- tidy-up my room
- print some pictures of my family & friends (to show my host family)
- study some maths in advance^^
- make a list of what I´m going to take with me
HEL
Resa

ONE MONTH!

Only one more month and than it´s time for me to start my exchange year! No one who hasn´t lived a year in a foreign country can imagine what this feeling is like you have when you think about this oncoming experience. Actually it´s not just one single feeling but a mixture of nervousness, extreme joyfulness, unsureness and sometimes I have these tiny itzy bitzy moments of doubt where I wonder if it was the right decision to leave my family and friends for themselves for a whole year. But I think everybody doubts his or her decisions sometimes, what matters is if you still think it was a bad decision AFTERWARDS or not.
Anyway, that´s me one month before my exchange year. When I´ll be back we can compare the me now and the me then and look what´s different ;) that would surely be intersting!
Slán agat,
a very ambivalent feeling Resa <3

Irish Humour

I don't know if you already know but the Irish humour is a little... well, weird^^
Here are a few examples of jokes =)

At the World Women's Conference, the first speaker from England stood up: "At last year's conference we spoke about being more assertive with our husbands.

Well after the conference I went home and told my husband that I would no longer cook for him and that he would have to do it himself.

After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I saw nothing. But after the third day I saw that he had cooked a wonderful roast lamb."

The crowd cheered.

The second speaker from America stood up: "After last year's conference I went home and told my husband that I would no longer do his laundry and that he would have to do it himself. After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I saw nothing. But after the third day I saw that he had done not only his own washing but my washing as well."

The crowd cheered.

The third speaker from Ireland stood up: "After last year's conference I went home and told my husband that I would no longer do his shopping and that he would have to do it himself. After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I saw nothing. But after the third day I could see a little bit out of my left eye."

An Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walk into a pub. They proceed to each buy a pint of Guinness.

Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage three flies landed in each of their pints, and were stuck in the thick head.

The Englishman pushed his beer away from him in disgust.

The Scotsman fished the offending fly out of his beer and continued drinking it as if nothing had happened.

The Irishman too, picked the fly out of his drink, held it out over the beer and then started yelling, "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU BASTARD!!!" xD

The Top Ten Signs That You're Being Stalked by a Leprechaun

Generic-looking green van parked across the street with Notre Dame bumper sticker.

Every time you turn around the pitter-pattering stops and that green fire hydrant seems to have gotten a little closer.

Green lipstick marks on the butt of your Dockers.

You're being followed by a large woman with a sultry voice and a dying career. (Oops! That's a sign you're being stalked by Chaka Khan.)

You don't recall owning an anatomically correct lawn gnome.

Card delivered with the bouquet of 4-leaf clovers reads, "I bet you're magically delicious!"

When you come home from work, the potatoes are missing from the cupboard and your parrot is singing "Danny Boy."

Prank caller has a really corny Irish accent, and Richard Gere has an airtight alibi.

Those tiny green hairs on your toilet seat.

Sultry voice from shower soap dish asks, "Is that your shillelagh, or are you just happy to see me?"

Pink hearts, yellow moons, blue diamonds scratched on your car at knee-level, and Ross Perot is nowhere to be found.

Them little green pellets in the litter box ain't M&M's, Chester.

Every day this week you've noticed the same buckle shoes dangling just above the floor in the stall next to you.

Well...^^ What do you think of it? ;)

2 more months!

Only 62 more days until my flight to Ireland! Omg, I'm so excited and a little nervous, I must admit...
I don't know yet what I'm going to pack and I have no idea what I'm going to give my family as a welcome present AND I have nothing yet to give my friends as a goodbye gift o.O
Clara's making me really nervous since she already HAS all the stuff she's going to give us and she's been thinking about it for about a month! I guess my time has slowly come too...

One would think that school doesn't make any more trouble since there are only two more weeks left until the holidays but since I've been ill the whole last week it's not over yet for me. I have to hand in a history presentation until tomorrow evening and I have to study Biology for my test on Monday and I don't know ANYTHING yet o.O well, tomorrow's obviousy going to be a rough day^^
Anyway, at least soon it's all over and them I'm not going to see my school for a whole year! o.O Don't know if that makes me happy...

Orientation Meeting!

Next week on Saturday I'll go to Vienna on an Orientation Meeting of EF! I'm really excited and I hope Stella, my Italian friend who will stay with me in Ireland, will tell me something about HERS since it's already this week! Apart from that, I haven't much to tell concerning my exchange, so good night =D

Monaghan

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