I’ll start by saying I have always wanted to go to Ireland. It’s drawn me as long as I can remember. Finally, this January, I planted the idea of a trip to Ireland in my best friend, Jenn’s, mind. Once she informed me that she was dead set on going to Greece, however, I knew it would take some work. I’m basically the whitest white person ever, and the sun is not my friend. Greece simply wasn’t on my radar screen. “Ireland is very green,” I told her, knowing she works in horticulture. Didn’t quite work, but she seemed to be bending a little, so I went in for the coup de grace “There’s lots of booze in Ireland, you know.” I saw her eyes light up. Home run. We got some guidebooks and started researching
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