I'm starting to believe this "mercury in retrograde" stuff, especially now that I did a little reading and have learned that it supposedly complicates travel and communication. Here is the story of my attempt to brush up on my Irish:

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So the website for my language school says that it's incredibly easy to catch a bus from either Shannon or Dublin airports. This is true. On Fridays. Not on Sundays. Having exhausted every possibility for travel from Shannon to Burtonport before the last ferry leaves at 7pm, including emailing the school, I finally decided to continue my trip to ( Read more... )

PackingI packed light, but in all the wrong ways. I'd bring 2 more pairs of socks and one more pair of underwear because in damp climates, the socks can take several days to dry. Better to have a couple extra to save you some trouble. I'd have brought two knee braces, less over the counter pharmaceuticals at least for Western Europe where the ( Read more... )

We didn't bother to try to reserve hostel rooms for London far ahead of time because it's the off season. Bad, bad idea. Terrible idea. Especially when trying to reserve 3 beds for 5 days. We had a lot of trouble trying to do online reservations yesterday afternoon so decided we would call late that evening, which would be early morning there. ( Read more... )

In response to my bio:MWA HA HA HA ( Read more... )

I did a mock-up packing last night. It was mostly for real but I realized I had forgotten to purchase a few things ( list here )

I have yet to finish my evaluations. I also must pack and purchase a few things. I hope to be all packed by Monday so that I can carry my backpack around and make sure it's comfortable and live out of my pack for a couple days to make sure I have everything I need ( Read more... )