The first few weeks

I cannot believe we've made it through five weeks of classes already! While it seems like I haven't been here long, I've learned way more than I could have imagined in these few short weeks. I'm loving it here!

Queen's University, Belfast is a dream. The professors are phenomenal and extremely personable. They are so involved in what we're thinking and doing inside and outside of lectures. I love the guidance I'm getting. I feel more free to think here than I ever have before. It helps that we only have class three days per week (Mon-Wed) because we get the rest of the week for self-study, assignment prep, and relaxation! Makes me feel less stressed than I would be otherwise..

Main Campus

MBC: Our main building

We went to Newgrange on Thursday because James and I had never been. I really enjoyed it! It was full of history and the landscape around it was absolutely stunning! Figures, this IS Ireland... Newgrange is a passage tomb that is 5200 years old.. It goes completely dark when the artificial lights aren't on, which is slightly terrifying. 

Newgrange

Entrance to passage tomb

Surrounding landscape

Now we've essentially got two weeks off, barring the Tuesday seminars and classes. Through one already, but it's been really nice. We're heading to Prague Wednesday because I have to be in Belfast tomorrow for the classes. I'm so excited! We decided to sign up for the beer spa and a Czech beer tasting! There's so much culture, beautiful architecture, history, and, of course, beer! The break will be absolutely PERFECT!

Also, I got a new job! I'm officially an Independent Merchandiser with Chloe + Isabel. You can view my page at mereritter.chloeandisabel.com. The holidays are coming up, so be sure you check out my boutique for gifts! The only downside is you can only ship to the US, so if you're outside the states and really want something, contact me privately and we'll work something out. I'm really enjoying the job, though. I'm able to express my creative side and customize everything! It's making me think some more about opening an Etsy shop so I can do more crafts... We'll see...