They say when you are in an argument with someone you should stop and think about what you say before you say it, because you could end up saying something you don't mean. I think the same applies to writing. I had to take a step back and think about what I really wanted to say before I sat down to write this post.
As of January 18th I moved into an apartment in Dublin City centre, so I am now walking distance to work, to college, to good nightlife, and decent food. It is a move I contemplated for quite sometime, because living in Swords was not really beneficial to me. I spent on average €60 a month on the Swords express bus, and about €55 on the Dublin city bus going back and forth. On top of working in the city centre it seems everything I do is here as well, so it was a real no brainer. I was quite happy and comfortable living with my friend Daragh and his two friends when I first arrived. I was made to feel like I was apart of the group, and included on dinners and other events initially. As time went on however the two girls began to exclude me from everything and in fact I even noticed that after a while they wouldn't even sit in the same room that I was in. The downfall began when my friend Antoine came to visit, because it seems that after he left they were a bit jealous that Daragh spent so much time with Antoine and I, going to Galway, and going out to nightclubs etc. I immediately noticed a change in things around the house and it made me uncomfortable. Being an adult I tried to weather through it because I knew I had an overall goal to accomplish and the pettiness wouldn't deter me. Even stone walls have a breaking point however, and it reached the point I couldn't take the awkwardness and uncomfortable atmosphere anymore. I'm lucky enough to have a good supporting cast of people in my life that helped influence my decision to move into the city centre as well.
The new place is not without flaw, but instantly when I moved in I realized the two new housemates were good people. They have gone out of there way to make me comfortable in the new apartment, and the other night they invited a few of there friends over. It was an incredible night as we had two Koreans, two Germans, four French people and myself the lone American all in one room, discussing a variety of topics. Everyone talked about the cities they were from in there countries and what were some of the positives as well as some of the negatives. Overall it was a very nostalgic experience for me, as it reminded me of living in Cork and going to David and Carroll's apartment and on any given night finding groups of people from Italy, France, Martinique and many other places to have conversations with. It's only been a few days but already I can see the financial benefit of my move as I haven't been on a bus in almost a week and my change jar is starting to add up quickly. Maybe in a few months I will have a different outlook on the whole experience of living in Dublin City Centre but as for right now I have no complaints.  ¶ 10:11 AM