{"id":19060,"date":"2017-02-10T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=19060"},"modified":"2017-02-13T12:49:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T12:49:29","slug":"heres-what-semester-one-taught-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/heres-what-semester-one-taught-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What Semester One Taught Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?s=Eimear+Kelly\"><\/p>\n<p><h5>By Eimear Kelly<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tLife is very expensive<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weddingpartyapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bargaining.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tBus Eireann do not care about their customers or where they should have been a half an hour ago<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tMost people you meet in college are really friendly<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tLecturers are surprisingly bad with technology<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/C5z2O34.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tColleges and Universities offer some great opportunities <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSome days the most productive thing you\u2019ll do is watch almost an entire season of a show on Netflix<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tWorking kitchen appliances are not to be taken for granted<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tForgetting people\u2019s names becomes almost a daily problem<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tAldi\u2019s white rum is actually a good idea (and it\u2019s very cheap)<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/68.media.tumblr.com\/6431d922a9c817f4ccce841e3b78c1f3\/tumblr_nuvs2g4GRQ1urz3l2o1_400.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tNaps are crucial<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSo is coffee<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"http:\/\/68.media.tumblr.com\/c12ce8b0a9916a431d8aef0be9a9a2ae\/tumblr_ofscbw2s7z1s30ko5o1_250.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tEating healthy at college is a very difficult task<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tThe only people that don\u2019t mind doing group assignments are the ones who do nothing\/very little<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tCheaper washing powder seems to be just as good as the expensive ones<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"http:\/\/37.media.tumblr.com\/425aa2644f1e3d1e0d3974091e795480\/tumblr_n7s5f2XqVI1t8shjio1_250.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSome lecturers try too hard to be funny<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tBooking the accommodation you want as soon as possible is a smart idea<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tJustEat is a beautiful but dangerous app<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/5ec5e5b7fbacc0edff5d050630c81f39\/tumblr_n6neufFAlL1tbh1dho1_400.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSome people in your modules won\u2019t appear until exam time<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tLeaving assignments until the last minute isn\u2019t worth the panic it creates<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tHaving your food stolen is a common problem<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/32d9af63db987012120f35515bbf06aa\/tumblr_mge4bu0bEH1r9bpu2o1_500.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tAlcohol is a lovely way to bond with people<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tWhen people tell you about college, they rarely mention the stress it causes<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tiPhone chargers are too weak to be carried in handbags on a daily basis<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tAfter the first few weeks, re-wearing\/borrowing outfits for nights out is the only option<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tFinding money you forgot you had is a lot more exciting than it should be<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/2ba7263196377d2714bfb376de5a6131\/tumblr_n8mv8qlXwU1rzgy8no1_500.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tWe\u2019re lucky to have the opportunity to go to college\/university<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_19060\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"19060\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" 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