Hello , There is my first post!

angeloghiotto

Hello,

First i dont know if this is the rigth place to post , so,if i wrong excuse me , another important thing, i not native speaker ,so, if i write wrong things excuse me again.

My name is Angelo, and i will go to Galway City in July, i from Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais - Brazil , i'm a programmer and i study eletric enginnering,i will go to galway to learn english and to learn about irish culture. I will start reading this forum , especially teh Galway city forum, to learn more about the city.. well , thats all for now,

thanks in advance !!!

biko

Hi Angelo and welcome to the forum (and the city).

snubbleste

Hey angeloghiotto

angeloghiotto

Thanks!

There is any facebook page , or group about galway city events or something?!

biko

This forum has all the info you need
Read the thread What's On? and just follow the threads people post. Most, if not all, major happenings will be mentioned here.
The Gigs/Events forum will also have postings about band and stuff going on in Galway and around Ireland.
Maybe someone else knows about a facebook page.

angeloghiotto

Hello, i will need a place to live in galway,i want to rent a room in a house something like that... this is for july... its common in galway?

biko

Please keep all your questions in this thread, it's easier for you and us.

For rooms in a shared house (everyone shares house with other people here) you can look on Daft www.daft.ie/searchsharing.daft
Daft has a discussions board for questions www.daft.ie/discussions.daft too

angeloghiotto

Thanks a lot for the Help Biko! , Sorry for things i done wrong, you're so helpful!!

Something you could possibly do is check out couchsurfing.org, where you might be able to find some other people that are traveling!

scholar007

angeloghiotto wrote: »

Hello,

First i dont know if this is the rigth place to post , so,if i wrong excuse me , another important thing, i not native speaker ,so, if i write wrong things excuse me again.

My name is Angelo, and i will go to Galway City in July, i from Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais - Brazil , i'm a programmer and i study eletric enginnering,i will go to galway to learn english and to learn about irish culture. I will start reading this forum , especially teh Galway city forum, to learn more about the city.. well , thats all for now,

thanks in advance !!!

Buenos Dias Amigo! = Howya Luveeeen, in Galway!

jkforde

angeloghiotto wrote: »

Hello, i will need a place to live in galway,i want to rent a room in a house something like that... this is for july... its common in galway?

try http://www.rent.ie/rooms-to-rent/galway/galway-city-centre/ , i have not used it but it looks like a well designed site.

if you want to keep track of the weather here (dull and wet a lot but really nice when the sun appears!!) check http://weather.nuigalway.ie/

and welcome to Galway!

JONJO THE MISER

Welcome to Galway love people from Brazil.
Are you a man or woman?

scholar007

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Welcome to Galway love people from Brazil.
Are you a man or woman?

Hombre or Senorita?

angeloghiotto

Hello, thanks for the hospitality, for the help and attention, so , i'm a man, all the infos there will be so helpfull to me, hehehe this forum is amazing... so, do you know others brazillians in galway!?!?


PS:
There is my facebook page , it will be a pleasure to have the people of forum on my facebook !!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/angelobersacola

biko

There is/was a big Brazilian population in Gort, a small town less than an hours drive away from the city.
Many work there in the factories.

ScumLord

biko wrote: »

There is/was a big Brazilian population in Gort, a small town less than an hours drive away from the city.

Little Rio, they even have a carnival festival or used to at least, I think.

Mars Bar

biko wrote: »

There is/was a big Brazilian population in Gort, a small town less than an hours drive away from the city.
Many work there in the factories.

I have a lot of family from Gort and a few of them had employed Brazilians to clean their houses and stuff and they rarely had anything bad to say about them. The Brazilians are a great bunch!
Indeed, one of them saved my aunt from having her husbands psycho niece push her down the stairs!

amy85

welcome angelo! im sure you will love galway. its really nice place to live. not to big,not too small and friendly people! always things to see and do! you should check out the Galway Cultural Institute www.gci.ie . its in salthill. seems like it would be a good place to meet people of other nationalities,including your own, and learn a bit about galway etc.

angeloghiotto

And what about the clothes? its usual to use caps ( hood ) !? cause here in Brazil we dont use this cause the climate are so Hot all the year.

amy85

its ireland! anything goes you will need your hood alot of the time here. haha

angeloghiotto

Hello, I'm from Brazil and i will go to galway as i said in my first post so, i was reading posts in the forum and i cant understant properly what is "stag" and "hen" it guys or girls go out together ? can anyone explain what is it to me? thanks in advance!!!!

Leeg17

It's basically one night where they celebrate and party before a wedding, boys go and have a stag night and girls have a hen night.

If you're looking for places to go and things to do on a stag/hen night in Galway there's a sticky at the top of the forum for it

angeloghiotto

thanks a lot guy !!!!, It save a lot of time, and save me for shame in the future kkkkkkkkkkkk

Leeg17

No problem

angeloghiotto

Hello People, i have followed the Forum since March ( My presentation post http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056571772 )getting infos about the city and etc.. so now i'm 26 days to go to Galway City and i will arive in Thursday , so my first full day in galway will be one friday and i want to know, where i should go FIRST ( Obvious dont tell me to go to immigration service to getting my documents heheheh ) to have fun i meet some people and know the city , thanks.

angeloghiotto

I think i do the wrong thing again, i should post in the frist post i have oppen, right biko?! Sorry

biko

No problem. Threads merged.

I suggest you go to Roisin Dubh
Band list www.roisindubh.net/listings.html

angeloghiotto

Someone can help me find where is this address, i'm confused :

Ardan Mhuire
Cappagh Road
Galway

I've tryed to find it on google maps, so i can find the Road , but i cant see where exactly is this house in the road....
There is where i will live for the first month

biko

Sometimes house names aren't show on the map. Is it a private house or a B&B?

There is a B&B with that name on Knocknacarra Rd?
www.ardmhuire.com

angeloghiotto

No is a Family House...

angeloghiotto

Someone else can help me!?!

thesandeman

Best thing is to get a Taxi on your first day and let them find it. At least you won't be wandering up and down the road trying to find the house. Other option would be to get somebody from the house to collect you on your first day.

biko

You'd think someone from the family would pick him up at the station, having travelled all the way from Brazil.

angeloghiotto, mail/ring family and ask exactly where on Cappagh road the house is. Mailing is best so you can print the directions.

How do you arrive into Galway, train/bus? If the family will not pick you up at the station I will pick you myself and drive you to their house.

angeloghiotto

Thanks a lot Biko , i will do it !!! I will ring/mail my host family and ask for him to pick me, if they cant and if i cant find any way to go home i will ask for you awesome help hehehehe , thanks for the help guys !!!

Probably i will by bus from Dublin Airport to Galway.

Exists any bus to get me to the Cappagh road?

biko

Both buses 33 and 34 goes past Cappagh road
33 map http://www.galwaytransport.info/2008/12/33-city-direct-cappagh-rd-do-you-know.html
34 map http://www.galwaytransport.info/2008/12/34-city-direct-knocknacarra-do-you-know.html

angeloghiotto

Thanks again Biko, you're so helpful!!

Mrs OBumble

biko wrote: »

angeloghiotto, mail/ring family and ask exactly where on Cappagh road the house is. Mailing is best so you can print the directions.

Ahh ... even with email, if the host family are Irish, the response you get could be a bit, umm, vague.

I'll be kind and say that sometimes Irish people find it challenging to give precise, concise directions, because they're not used to roads having names, and houses having numbers. (And some still don't, in surprisingly urban areas.)



Re your question about the bus, Biko was correct today.

But from tomorrow (arrgh, it's past midnight, make it today) 2 July, the correct bus is the number is 411. (Same bus, same route, just a new number.)

MattKid

Hi Angelo

Lots of Brazileiros here, My wife is Brazilian, so I know quite a few about.

message me if you need any help.

angeloghiotto

JustMarry, i will try to ask for more information about the localization of the house, but if i dont get i will follow biko's tip hehe i will go to the road and call him to get me at some part of the road.

MattKid, seriously!? nice !!! hehehe "Brasileiros" are the best lovers hehehehhsu , look i remeber this shirt:



hehusah they missing at heavens part : "And the beer are Irish" hhehehe

angeloghiotto

What is " ( x ) " ?!

biko

You are referring to "I am looking for ( x ) in Galway City"?
"x" is something unknown.
That thread is used for anything small you're looking for, like spoons or curtains or batteries or anything really that you want to buy but don;t know what shop to get it in.

angeloghiotto

Hello, i was on the city rigth now, and i want to do something tomorrow, can anyone tell me what can i go?!

galwaycyclist

angeloghiotto wrote: »

Hello, i was on the city rigth now, and i want to do something today, can anyone tell me what can i go?!

Welcome to Galway! If you want to hear some Irish music you can try the "Crane bar" om Sea Road off Dominick Street. There is usually a "session" upstairs - a session is what we we call a small Irish music concert.

Ha my mistake I thought you wanted something to do now! Lesson number 1 Dont ask Irish people difficult questions on a saturday night!

thesandeman

Jazz in 'Busker Brownes'. Theatre in 'The Townhouse'. A market on 'Market Street'. All above happening around 12.30pm. All are in the Quay Street area so just ask anybody local and they will direct you. Or just pop into Neactains pub and you will easily find locals who will tell you what to do.

biko

Cool, welcome to the city