ADVICE DESPERATELY NEEDED

[mcwicca]

As some of you might know already, I am going abroad next semester, either to Cork, Ireland or to London.  As I'm pretty sure you don't know, I am almost physically incapable of making decisions.  It's an OCD thing I've had since childhood that has gotten a lot better, but in this instance I just can't figure out where to do.  I have been thinking

Comments

[ibroketuesday]

So it sounds like you're attracted to the social environment in Cork, but you're worried you'll be bored; whereas you're attracted to the urban environment in London, but you're worried you'll be isolated.

My advice? If it's a real possibility that you wouldn't make friends in London, go to Cork. Tourism can happen anytime; Europe is always going to be there. You'd have more fun hanging around Cork with friends than you would seeing the sights of London all by your lonesome.

[elipie]

This will probably not help you at all but this is what I have to offer:

I've never been to London but I've been to Cork and loved it. UCC is beautiful and it does seem to be a pretty good school. There's definitely a community-like feel and I am confident you will have no problem making friends there. I'm sure the same goes for London, it will just be more of a busy, city-like feel.

So basically I am agreeing with all of your assessments but from what you've written it seems like you love the ideas of both but Cork has more of what you're really looking for.