I'm finally getting it...
I've finally started to take pictures with which I am happy. I am starting to get real enjoyment out of them. Perhaps that is why my x-mas wish-list is basically just a run-down of photographic goodies. I think I have about 4 pictures so far that I'll want to get printed (all from my Cork Album).
And I'm finally starting what life is all about (I know that sounds corny). I'm finding what I think is a good time. Loving the days; spending WAY too much money. I'm going to seem like an alcoholic when I come home, but I'm not -- I just drink with meals & conversation. Tea is klass. The word "klass" is grand.
It is funny that I've shared stories with people that I thought I'd hide. They've shared some I might have kept hidden. And I've found that the most fun people to be around all have a little nerd in them.
I feel like I have a different approach to life already; I wonder constantly how different I'm going to be by Christmas and May. Will people notice? And more importantly, how in the world am I going to afford to come back? Don't get me wrong, I do love living in the US (no mom, i'm not moving to Ireland for good). But I'm going to have a few friends in school here for 6 years. I want to go to Greece. I want to take great pictures of all of the landmarks and some of the not-so-well-known areas and hang them up all in my home. And I want to stay in touch with & visit these people. And meet new people at home. Yes, this was a good decision.
(and don't worry - I'll finish the Cork story soon - I can't leave out the part where I got kicked out a bar in Ireland. yeah - you heard right. Who else has that merit badge?)
And I'm finally starting what life is all about (I know that sounds corny). I'm finding what I think is a good time. Loving the days; spending WAY too much money. I'm going to seem like an alcoholic when I come home, but I'm not -- I just drink with meals & conversation. Tea is klass. The word "klass" is grand.
It is funny that I've shared stories with people that I thought I'd hide. They've shared some I might have kept hidden. And I've found that the most fun people to be around all have a little nerd in them.
I feel like I have a different approach to life already; I wonder constantly how different I'm going to be by Christmas and May. Will people notice? And more importantly, how in the world am I going to afford to come back? Don't get me wrong, I do love living in the US (no mom, i'm not moving to Ireland for good). But I'm going to have a few friends in school here for 6 years. I want to go to Greece. I want to take great pictures of all of the landmarks and some of the not-so-well-known areas and hang them up all in my home. And I want to stay in touch with & visit these people. And meet new people at home. Yes, this was a good decision.
(and don't worry - I'll finish the Cork story soon - I can't leave out the part where I got kicked out a bar in Ireland. yeah - you heard right. Who else has that merit badge?)
