Bobby Flay Says Yes, Gabi Says No

Needless to say, I have a lot of catching up to do. Soooo here it goes. Monday was our first day of class (yay school on spring break) but despite the fact that we had to learn (learning? study abroad? what?) it was another great day. So we woke up, ate breakfast, and hopped a bus to DCU. Using my fabulous i-can-sleep-anywhere skills picked up in Taiwan, I promptly passed out until we got there. Still groggy, we stumbled into class which just so happened to be MASSAGE-clutch. Since nobody had told us what we would be doing, naturally i was wearing about 5 layers which needed to be removed which is how Chandler, Erica, and I found ourselves lying awkwardly under towels as DCU students learned how to target our subscap. Too bad Bud Cooper wasn't there to tell us to bring out play clothes. After Massage we took a five minute break which we turned into about 15 mintues..whoops and then we learned about and practiced joint mobilizations with the other students who apologized for being too big for me. Clearly they don't realize that the boys i work with are all over 6 feet and well over 200 pounds. I informed them of this and I really don't think they believed me. We had lunch at the university, discussed some journals, and were done for the day. We had dinner at Leo Burdocks which was just featured on Bobby Flay's Dublin special for having the best fish and chips ever--I personally wasn't impressed. Maybe the fish and chips i've had in Alaska spoiled me? I don't know. Either way Mr. Flay, you need to refine your palate; Leo Burdocks may be the oldest chipper in Dublin, but it's not the best.


After dinner, we wandered around Temple Bar a little bit and I found an Ireland Rugby jersey to wear on St. Patrick's day--hooray!

under the ha'penny bridge

the river liffey in Dublin

We came back and changed, and went out to the pubs wear hilarity ensued yet again. At one of the pubs there was a beer called "Galway Hooker", i absolutely had to order it because of the name, and turns out it was fabulous. It kind of tasted like sweetwater pale ale. love ittttt