Boarding pass please

Today is the day I make up for all the weeks where I had nothing to say. But first things first: welcome to Ireland! I left home 16 hours ago and arrived in Dublin 9 hours ago. I loved the flight. Sadly I wasn't on one of the refurbished planes, but the leg room and the large seats were still there. Naturally, I was the youngest in my section. The food is what really made it all worth it. We had little warm wet towels before supper to wash our hands, finger food, an entrée (that lime pie was delicious... actually, everything was), and then the main meal. Following was coffee, tea, and alcohol. So fancy. I'm not one to take pictures of my food, but this time I could not resist. The rest of the night wasn't as pleasant though. I barely got any sleep, since I do not have the ability to sleep while sitting straight. I think I got about one to three hours of sleep.

Then enter Dublin. Going through customs took a little while longer because of the paperwork my visa required, but everything went well. Finding my suitcase required some walking around, and from there I had no idea where to go. Cue the safe haven called Ireland Tourism Information. Hop on a bus, zigzag through the streets of Dublin (they drive on the left side of the road and the right side of the car, and I still have no idea how they know which lane goes in which direction, since they don't have a yellow line), get dropped off, get a workout from dragging the suitcase all the way to the hostel, get some help from local guys when you reach the stairs, and finally, learn you can only check in at 2, aka four hours later. Thankfully they have a luggage room where I could store my suitcase. I barely remember the next four hours as they are a blur of sleeping half sitting up on a couch in the lounge and attempting to play Solitaire. I did manage to get some breakfast though. Whole milk, if you please. They don't have anything else for milk.

Now, hours later, I am sitting comfortably in my shared room, fresh out of a shower (finally) and with my important documents locked safely away in a really neat locker system they have here. Tomorrow is my orientation session, after which I will be able to clean up my resume and begin serious job hunting. I simply have no strength for any of that today.

Things I have learned in my one day of travel:
-Keep breathing
-Carry that toothbrush with you
-Be nice to people and they will be nice back
-A shower makes everything better
-Sleep is important
-Don't forget to eat
-People don't care
-Once you get tired and hungry enough, you won't care either

More news soon!

That's my plane!

My sister tried to keep me calm

Entrée

Main course