Fortune Favors the Brave!

With a third week of vacation in 2009 I thought it might be nice to take a trip. The original plan was Japan, of course. But then, there I was, on Expedia, checking out Japan for April (just for a week - I thought it would be nice to see some cherry blossoms) when I recalled a conversation with a girl in my department, Becky (hi!). She said she had found some cheap tickets to Ireland. Being the curious person I am I decided to check it out...

And sure enough - great deals galore! I told no one about this plan except for my dear friend Jim (hey Batman!). He told me "book it - book it now!!!" I looked around a bit longer... plotting things out... then there I was, about to pay for the trip and he says to me "no, don't do it. it's too early." Okay, now I'm not sure if that was reverse psychology since I was taking so long to do it (Yes, I know your sly ways.) but I believe it was. Well, either way, I was not changing my mind. I was excited with the deals I found and bit the bullet!

From April 11th through April 19 2009 I will be in a foreign country all alone. Dining out will be a little awkward but I'm excited to do this on my own. And who knows, maybe there will be some nice locals. However, I am a little (teeeeeeny tiiiiiiiny bit) scared. But! Fortune favors the brave!!!

I made this blog (thanks for the idea Michelle B.!) to keep everyone updated while I'm there and share some photos. Over the next 5 months I'll plot out my plans for everyone so stay tuned!

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