First Impressions.

BEYOND GORGEOUS.
I can't describe how pretty it is here. And pictures don't do it justice. I love it.
Lots of cows & sheep & rock walls.
It's gonna take me awhile to get used to driving on the left side of the road.
Crazy busy day today but I'm going on 32 hours with only one hour of rough sleep.
So tired. I'll tell all about my adventures later. Just look at these.

Who knew I was so close to home??

Love.

Change of plans.

I'm supposed to be on an airplane right now flying across the Atlantic. Flight CO24 out of Newark at 7:30pm.
But instead, I am sitting at home in New Jersey. The airport has been closed since 10 last night because of Hurricane Irene (well I guess now it's just tropical storm Irene, I really can't keep track) and my flight was cancelled. I then found out that continental does not reschedule cancelled flights... That was just great news to hear. I have never seen flight prices jump so fast. One minute a ticket was around $600 and a half hour later, it was $3,700. Crazy! so I now have a flight Tuesday night to get into Limerick just in time for my very much needed orientation.
Out of all the delays I thought possible for this trip, a hurricane hitting New England was definitely not what I expected. God has a really funny sense of humor sometimes. The last time I remember a hurricane in NJ causing actual damage was Floyd, and that was over ten years ago.
So once again, still waiting to leave but blessed with two more days to prepare at home.
Can't wait for Tuesday!

It’s about time..

I probably should have started a blog a couple months ago, or maybe even a year when my life started getting crazy. But I didn't. I kept putting it off because I figured, why do I need to write about my life? I loved reading everyone else's blogs while they traveled around the world, but that just wasn't my thing... Well, until now. I finally caved. I decided to follow the trend of starting a blog when I am heading off to study abroad.
So here I am. Bags are packed. Ready to spend my fall semester of my junior year in Ireland. I will be studying at the University of Limerick for four months. I have no expectations and really no plans other than getting on a plane. This is a whole new part of my life and I am so ready to go.
Now, if only Irene doesn't get in the way of my travel plans...