snowSNOWsnow

ireland and snow don't typically go together in the same sentence
however, this last week has changed that!
we've had snow off and on since monday. cold, wet, slushy snow.
I LOVE IT!
UCD is covered in a blanket of the white stuff
snowmen litter its grounds
snow falls from the sky like salt from a shaker
campus as a snowglobe of sorts
its lovely.
its alternating between the small, crystal-like bits and the big, feathery bits.
the perfect day to sit with a cup of tea and watch the world go by...or, not go by, seeing as everyone is indoors. however, there are the few brave souls out making snowmen and the young at heart pelting passers by with snowballs, their hands red with cold.
this, perhaps, is the only thing keeping me upbeat during my 6+ days of my sleep-destroying cough.
its been terrible.
went to the health center today and got some codeine cough syrup, so all should be well here soon. thats the latest bit of information i guess
snow and a cold. cold snow. haha.
choral scholars is going well, as i end my second week in the module. we're singing some pretty hard pieces by handel and bach. some crazy low melismas for us altos! we're being tested, one per part, on monday on 'gloria patri' so that should be...tense. there are apparently some pianos in the J block of the newman building so ive got to give that a look tomorrow.
its just so good to be singing again. id been thinking of myself as having been a singer once, with the lack of any vocal outlet here in ireland and the prospect of not being in choir next year for trying to finish my degree as soon as i can (studying abroad has put me back atleast a full quarter). having this vocal release has made such a change. after having been part of SOME sort of musical group, wheter it be with violin or voice, for 10 years, it was hard not having that here.
i couldn't be more grateful that the conductor of choral scholars emailed me back and invited me to join up the module.
so thats my other news i suppose.
i hope everything is good back home. i have to admit, ive been very homesick of late. particularly because ive been feeling so under the weather lately. so im aiming to change that and enjoy being in ireland while im here.
so, love and hugs. see you in JUNE!!!! :)

xx