Traveling seeker in British Isles

The tide has changed

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Well the roller coaster of my life is still happening. Yesterday I wrote and called two places in Westport to see if I could trade work for a room. I went to the Internet café, this AM to see if I got a response and find a few e-mails from family about the difficulty of them supporting my stay in Ireland. I never planned for the huge expense of the city and I have to take total responsibility of not having the financial part of my trip in good shape. To tell the truth, I was not at all prepared for the trip and if it wasn’t for the unbelievable assistance of my sister Traci and Debby and my mom and friends Linda and Steve, Jim, John and Marian- I would never of been able to make it for 2 days let alone 8.

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January 26, 2006

What I’ve been up to…

Well, aside from having a breakdown. I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster. I purposefully didn’t “think” about what it would be like here in Ireland because I had no information to base it on. So I just focused on leaving and what that all entailed. Well, that was a huge mistake. But I really had no other way to know how the place was. I read all kinds of books and looked at travel blogs. I just wasn’t getting the nitty gritty of it all. But enough whining- at least in this paragraph!

I am adjusting, not at quickly as I had hoped, but it is happening. I am not as intimated by the city any longer and I go out and find the things I want and need.

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January 25th, 2006 Hostel Information: I’m staying in Avalon House Hostel 55 Aungier Street Dublin 2, Ireland 353-1-470001 I don’t have much experience with hostels, but from people around me, it is the best one around. It has a sign that is the one ... [Continue reading this entry]

Information entry: This is my first entry to my blog since arriving in Dublin, Ireland. I have been unable to get my computer set up to download the blogs that I write. I’m staying in a Hostel that ... [Continue reading this entry]

January 17 & 18, 2006 The Arrival Got into Dublin early – is that even possible? I never heard of an early arrival – not 45 minutes early! Any way, we got in at 5AM, Ireland time. The airport ... [Continue reading this entry]

January 16 & 17, 2006 Travels to Dublin Two very important items were yet to be in my clutches to get my trip going and it was only a few days before I was to fly out. One, I didn’t ... [Continue reading this entry]

December 2005-January 14, 2006 The weeks before leaving the US Well, to say the least it was crazy. All my months of planning so that I wasn’t out of mind before I left- it didn’t work. ... [Continue reading this entry]