Gaelic football is the most intense, aggressive game I have ever watched. Imagine a fusion of rugby, handball, and soccer and bam, you have gaelic football. With 15 players on the pitch at the time it is extremely fast paced. Players move the ball by kicking it, punching it, or running with it. When they run with the ball they have to kick the ball or dribble it every 4 steps otherwise the ref calls a foul. It's extremely complicated, full of contact, and is the most watched sport in Ireland! If you are craving more here's the website for the GAA and in usual Irish style, it's very disorganized and hard to navigate!
Since it was a Sunday and the match was on, the streets were completely empty. The pubs were full of a mix of Irish teens and American college students, but that didn't keep the passion down! It was a very emotional afternoon, especially with such a close game! I got way to into it, which is parr for the course for me.
After the game my friend and I did a little grocery shopping and then went for a walk in the park. Once home we watched Stepmom on TV when we were rudely interrupted by a fire alarm! Someone was baking bread poorly. It turned out okay, though because the fire brigade came and they are quite a cute bunch. I turned in early because today was the first day of school! The lecture hall we are in is old-school and the professor loves archaeology and it is contagious. The classes are taught in thirds and between the second and third sections we have a 25 minute coffee break! Class ended at 12:30 and we wandered campus, ate lunch, and got our ID cards, which means we can use the gym!
The gym is the second largest in Ireland and is snazzzz-y. We decided to go to a step aerobics class which no matter what would be either a good laugh or a good work-out. It turned out to be both! Tomorrow is another day of class, but don't worry my life isn't too bland, on Friday we have our first field trip to Western Cork!
