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Monday, February 7, 2011

Merville Family Dinners

When I was preparing to study in Ireland, I was really excited about meeting and getting to know Irish students.  Its funny but I never really thought about meeting any International students other than Americans.  Of course I knew there would be other international students, but I only really focused on meeting Irish students.  When I found out I was living with all international students and no Irish students, I was disappointed.

Living with international students has been interesting, to say the least.  After an understandable adjustment period we're much more comfortable with each other and I've realized how nice my living situation is.  My roommates have introduced me to tons of people I wouldn't have met otherwise, in fact I think I've met more German students than Irish ones.  

I've really enjoyed sharing meals with my roommates; they're all much better cooks than I am.  Our roommate from Paris has made us crepes and curry chicken, my German roommate Simon made his own pasta, and my other American roommate and I even  treated the others to grilled cheese and tomato soup.  

Our living situation is nice because we all came from somewhere else, and so even though we're completely different and from very different places, we still have this in common.  
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  1. Grace LoughneyFebruary 8, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    Apartment dinners are the best way to bond with people; my roommates and are are from all over too (New York, New Zealand, Ireland, and Virginia) and I find that time in our apartment together, especially during meals, is when I connect with them most. I think we're really fortunate to have been placed with roommates that are not all from America; definitely enhances the study abroad experience.

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