People say conversation is a lost art.

I'm a bit late - but Happy Valentine's Day!!

I decided that while I'm in Ireland it would be a good idea to have a way to call for help in case of emergency. And I need a way to call all you fine folks at home and let you know I'm alive.

Instead of getting a calling card, I heard that cell phone companies can unlock your phone with some code so you can use it internationally. I called Verizon and, of course, they don't have a contract with Ireland. So that option was out.

I spoke with a man named Ahamd (prolly spelled that wrong) and he was very helpful. I could rent a phone from them. It's shipped to my house and I can have it for 30 days. I have to spend $9.99 to ship it back after that. There were two packages I could pick from. Standard - no monthly charge and $1.29/minute, or Value - $4.99 for the month and 99 cents a minute. Texts are 50 cents to send and 5 cents to receive. (Don't text me while I'm gone, lol) The model is a Motorola 26C, which I think looks something like this:





But instead of that... I'm going to buy the Blackberry World Edition. That way I will have my own phone while I'm there, and hey, it's a Blackberry. lol. I'm getting the red one:





I can upgrade April 19, but they said since I'm leaving the 10th I should be able to get it a few days early. ^_^