Fall in New Hampshire
The color here in Plymouth is at peak. How are you all enjoying Ireland so far?
Elaine
Semester in Ireland
Work: the curse of human behavior or the savior of self identity
The color here in Plymouth is at peak. How are you all enjoying Ireland so far?
Elaine
October 6th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
The Sandwich Fair is this weekend, the last fair of the season.
October 6th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Ireland is great though, really awesome!! Having a really good time!!
October 9th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
I do miss fall as well! I miss watching the trees change!
But like Errign said, Ireland is awsome! I’m having so much fun!
October 9th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Today October 9th reminded me of Fall in NH: Sunny, warm and clear (there haven’t been many clear days since we arrived in Ireland).
Saturday I walked from UL campus into Limerick town center to the Milk Market. A most amazing experience, as the market has numerous vendors from the country side selling vegatables, cheese, fruit, eggs, bake goods and alike. There were curb side people selling every thing from new shoes to old tools. One could also buy prepared food: sandwiches, crepes, ice cream. It’s located off of Williams street and open only on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 2:30pm. One of the nicer features of the market is the pricing. They offer a far better deal than can be had at Dunnes.
October 10th, 2006 at 8:50 am
Yeah, Meaghan was telling me about the market, I keep meaning to check it out. You walked to city centre??
October 10th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
I’ve walked into center city a couple of times. I take the footpath along the River Shannon. However, Saturday there was a detour. They’re doing some construction, and have close off the pathway. I crossed the Shannon on the little footbridge near campus, and went along a canal (its part of the Lough Derg Way, a hiking trail that goes clear past Killaloe (northeast of Limerick)) and then turned left cutting back along a secondary road and turned left on to R463 (it has a side walk) and follow R463 over the O’Dwyer Bridge into Limerick. Took only about an hour. I did take the bus back, as I had stocked up on veggies, cheess, eggs and bread. If you or anyone else wants to do it some Saturday, I be glad to show you route and accompany you.
October 10th, 2006 at 8:15 pm
Yeah, that doesn’t sound so bad. Let me check with Meaghan or anyone else who wants to go to see if they’d like to do it.
October 10th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Hi everyone,
The weather has been gorgeous for the Columbus Day holiday weekend. I have had the pleasure of renting the College Camp on Loon Lake. It is a rustic two-story summer house with access to Loon Lake that was willed to the university many years ago. In fact, a couple of ladies stopped by while on their “leaf peeping” expedition this weekend, and they both had stayed at the camp back in the 1950’s when it cost $5.00 to rent it for a week. It was nice to hear that others have had as much pleasure as I have had at the camp over the years. When you return to PSU for the Spring semester, I highly recommend that you take the short ride down Fairgrounds Road to Loon Lake Road to experience the beauty.
Since I teach Human Resource Management and Interpersonal Relations for the Business Department this semester and have never been to Ireland, I’d like to post a question to those of you who are there. What work-related information about Irish businesses and organizations (similarities/differences) might you be able to share with the students in my classes? We would greatly appreciate your thoughts and experiences throughout the semester.
Thank you,
Terri Lessard
Adjunct Faculty
Business Dept.
Plymouth State University
October 10th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
I don’t know if this something you can use or not, but minimum wage in Ireland is much higher than in the States, especially New Hampshire, it’s about 7.65 euro, which is about…10 USD.