25 Fun Facts Learned Thus Far (First 5 days) You don’t stand in a “line”, you stand in a “queue”. They’re not “fries”, they’re “chips”. They say “half 9, half 10, etc.”…meaning 9:30, 10:30. Electrical outlets have 2 prongs on the bottom and one on top. When a light switch is down, it is on, … Continue reading
Guess what the fine is for smoking in a non-designated area…
Well we made it. The Irish man handling customs at the Cork airport was pretty excited when he saw that my birthday is on St. Patrick’s Day. He asked me if they treat me special on that day. Needless to say, customs was not what I expected, it was a breeze. We took a taxi … Continue reading
There is a devil in my throat.
10 Reasons why it’s great to have strep throat in Ireland: #1: HTH Worldwide healthcare responded to an email within a day and scheduled my appointment for me. #2: Taylor and I had to hail a taxi. We were successful. #3: Our taxi driver was an elderly-ish, political Irish man whose motto was: If you … Continue reading
Last Day
It’s my last full day in the United States of America! Crazy. The fact that I will be walking around the streets of Cork on Wednesday is incredibly surreal. We will be departing on our first plane at 2:36 pm tomorrow and will be arriving the following day at 11:10 am in Cork! Tonight and … Continue reading
Anthony Robbins
“Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. … Continue reading
Preparing
Preparing to leave is hard. Then I realize it’s hard because I love the people who I’m leaving and the place that I am and I realize how genuinely lucky I am. “Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons.”-Donald … Continue reading