Trenton, NJ?

I was in a store today called Dunnes which I would say is a smaller version of a Super Walmart, without the guns as my roommate Daithi pointed out. Dunnes carry food, clothing, and home decor items and a t-shirt that says Trenton New Jersey on it. Of all the cities to put on a t-shirt. When people purchase that shirt I wonder if they go home and dream about the day they will actually get to see Trenton. If it had said Princeton I would have accepted it or just New Jersey I might have been excited, but it said Trenton. I was bemused to say the least.

So I am currently sitting in my room in a lovely little house on Farnham St/Rd? in Belfast. I've purchased a pink and purple duvet cover with matching pillow case and sheet. It is far girlier than anything I've owned in recent years, recent years being all that came after the age of 5.

I've had my first walk around the city and I would say that at first glance Belfast reminds me a bit of Philadelphia. There's the busy city center where most of the shops and people tend to be and then splitting off from there you have little roads with houses on them. It's fairly quiet. The stores, like many in Philadelphia, close around 6pm. Not quite the lower-east side, in fact when I tell people where I'm from they don't quite understand why I left New York. As I am feeling a little homesick today (it's only day two I'm allowed) I'm sort of wondering the same thing. However, once class starts I know I will feel differently.

I would say the best part of Belfast is when you happen to look down a little lane and bam beautiful country side rolling up from the edge of the city. It's really lovely. I can't wait to travel a bit outside of the city. I'm sure it will be beautiful.