On the weekends, the majority of UL students head home, leaving the campus extraordinarily quiet and empty. I took advantage of that the other week to take some pictures of the place I've spent most of my time these last few months.
I live in Dromroe Village, one of 5 or 6 villages students can live in on campus.
Each building in Dromroe is named for a different tree. I live in Ash House.
I walk across this little bridge to get from the village into campus:
Then through the car park...
Many of my lectures are in the Main Building, which I suspect is actually a giant maze they use to perform psychological experiments on students instead of using mice in a lab. There are 6 floors, which from bottom to top are labeled G, O, M, 1, 2, and 3, and 5 different sections (A to E). So the room code B1023 means section B, floor 1, room 023. I spent some quality time translating the room codes of all the different places my lectures were in during orientation...
Even though Plassey House, the original building from which the University first started, is connected to the Main Building, I've only been in there once (on a tour during orientation).
Brown Thomas is one name for the odd (and, to be honest, a bit creepy) statue that stands in the center of campus.
The Living Bridge spans the Shannon River and connects several academic buildings and two student villages to the main campus. It sways a bit in the wind and as people walk over it, which led to its name. At night it's lit up with blue, purple, and white lights and looks like an alien landing strip.
My favorite part of campus is the River Walk that runs behind Dromroe. I think I already posted some pictures I took when I first got here, but here are a few more just in case...
I am so close to actually being up to date with this blog! I'm only three posts behind. It's amazing what (procrastinating) studying for exams can lead to...
A last minute addition: as I was walking into town today I got some pictures of the giant flagpoles at the Main Gate:
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