When I said goodbye to my parents at the airport gate 14 days ago, I was almost angry at myself for desiring to return to Czech - solely because it means that I leave something behind in America. The transitions here aren't always easy, and it's not probably something you can understand until you experience it. And this transition so far has been pretty easy - yet there's always a tension surrounding me.
All that to say, I don't have a norm yet. Two weeks of being here, and there hasn't been much stability in my schedule/life. I'm taking a few weeks just to be here.
But I did get to take a wonderful side trip to Dublin, which was partly business, and lots of sightseeing :) Czech law states that I have to apply for my first visa out of country. Normally I'd just take a night train to Vienna, but they're too busy right now. It was much easier just to go to Dublin. My friend Sheri joined me, the visa office was a breeze (I don't have my visa yet - this was just the application), and then we got to mostly enjoy the sights of Ireland. Mostly.
When I say mostly, what I mean is that Sheri and I rented a car. We had to drive on the left, shift with our left hands, and maneuver the car down very narrow roads. Talk about stress.
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| They have daffodils! |
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| Where Oscar Wilde lived |
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| Trinity College |
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| Temple Bar |
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| St Patrick's Cathedral. I got good at chopping off the tops of buildings while trying to take a panorama |
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| St Patrick's again |
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| A cool door at a pub |
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| Ardgillan Castle, north of Dublin. It was basically an old house made into a castle because they changed the roof :) |
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| Our tour good in the tea room |
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| I drank so much tea |
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| A view from the upstairs window |
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| The cliffs at Howth |
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| So excited to have my expectations of beautiful cliffs met! |
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| Sheri "falling" off the cliffs (Don't worry - she didn't actually fall) |
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| Me |
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| Sheri |
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| A catholic church had its doors open, so we snuck in for a few pictures |
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