We get to Carry each other Carry each other One... I swear I've heard U2 playing since I landed in Dublin on the 14th of February...Their collective music really is like the national anthem...I'm sitting in 'Wired to the World' and it's playing on the radio...not that I mind. ;) So, I've ventured out of Cork, not very far, by no means, but hey--i took a bus and went away from the city centre. On Saturday I went to Mahon Point, about 20 minutes east of Cork by bus. It let me out at the new shopping center there...(yep had [View Full Entry]

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I've finally got these damn photos to open up in my e-mail account...but this is the farm where I stayed in Holland, one is taken by my dutch friend in the summer, in color--green and alive!!! then i took one in black and white in the winter, cold, bare.... again, the developer did a horrible job on my precious prints....but anyway.... no word on a job yet! jeez, ya gotta kill around here for a damn job...a master's degree and i can't find employment to save my life. i'm banking on the idea of, uh, 'overqualified.' thanks to everyone who replies [View Full Entry]

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Ok I got one roll back, turns out I am officially still an amateur photographer with little to some skill. Well they aren't anything special but gives you a little walk through of where I stayed, some things I saw. Also I'm including 2 of the kitties from Simone's house (Dutch friend whose farm I stayed on)...one of which is named Roxy AFTER ME! Simone said she's been a little explorer since she was born, traveling the grounds, alone!!! She is so cute too by the way. She'd probably take a better photo for the GARDA too. ;) so here's a [View Full Entry]

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I've got my little stamp on my passport from the 'Garda Siochana' aka 'Protectors of the Peace' aka 'National Police Service' aka, uh- 'cops'....lol! ok, I've got my stamp from them that says I'm all kool to hang out and work in Ireland until June....on my way tomorrow to get the Irish version of a SSN...now all i need is a job to finance my fairytale life here. ;) By the way they issued me an ID card and it was literally so horrible I actually cried...not exaggerating, picture this...me, outside of the GARDA--police building doubled over looking at how horrible [View Full Entry]

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Well I am happy today because I move into a nice, clean house where I will have my own room and not have to suffer through anymore restless nights of hostel living...where men fart in their sleep and snore like hogs! I'm not like high maintenance or anything but I'm not in that backpacker mode in which you're likely to find people who are staying at a hostel. Dormitory life...except much more crammed-- and coed! I lived on a boat, for fuck's sake, sharing with 36 women...but jeez! Anyway, I'm starting to sound like I'm complaining or unhappy...that couldn't be further [View Full Entry]

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Hello my fellow Americans.... it saddens me to inform you, on this tragic day in February, I am still homeless in Ireland....lol. I am actively looking for a place so I can move out of the hostel! I am going to look at a place tonight, it's got a fireplace! yay! By the way, you can delete yourself off this list if I'm annoying you with my geeky travel diary...I did, however, think it was a splendid way to keep in contact with everyone! I don't want you to go and think I've fallen off the planet...NOPE---I'm still here! and I [View Full Entry]

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AHHHH, this is much more of what I was looking for....Cork is a bit more relaxed, not all the chaos of the big city...Dublin was much like any other city, honestly....busy, crowded, expensive! I enjoyed it, but coming down here to Cork was what I needed...I feel more at peace, plus I've got loads of different geographies to explore....the coast, the mountains, the city, countryside...can't wait to get a bike and take off for the day!!! I'm a bit tired, I've been lugging my GInormous bag around Ireland...My butt and thighs are going to be diesel after this...lol...but it's been a [View Full Entry]

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Happy Valentines' Day! I can't avoid the invasion...flower shops, restaurants, people on the street...they're all in love, it seems. lol. This city is quite neat...the typical Irish pubs adorn most streets...just how I had imagined it....well, so far...I've only been walking around for a few hours. I will take plenty of photos.... I am thinking of you all and hope you are all doing well. And, yes I will drink a guinness for everyone! yum, yum! Once I get a journal I'll write more interesting stuff on here, so I can copy it out...rather than thinking on the spot in an [View Full Entry]

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The winds are changing, signaling my departure...The weather coinciding with my travel plans, I love it! I've had stable, mild weather until yesterday, the wind and rains came and almost blew me to my next destination...but I wasn't quite ready. I leave tomorrow morning for Ireland. Although I've enjoyed my stay here in Holland I'm ready for new land! [View Full Entry]

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