Going to Ireland, A Life Long Dream
I’ve always had this deep innate feeling and desire to go to Ireland, to take a trip with a partner and experience it together. I know I’d love the castles and would want to see each and everyone. I want to learn about the history, the stories, the legends, anything and everything right from the source. I feel like I would be nervous in a way, anxious that I wouldn’t get to see everything...that I wouldn’t have enough time, but even just a week of exploring and learning and soaking in the culture, I know it would do wonders for me. I can’t explain the want to go than more than a familiar feeling in my gut, something I just have to do...like a calling to go back home.
“The pictures taken in Ireland make it look so cozy and comforting. I could walk through the countryside in the rain for hours, check out the cities and little shops. I think I could really just stay for hours at a castle or go on every tour and not get bored. I want to learn all the history, be immersed in the culture, soak in the ambiance of a pub and its live music. It seems so much more down to earth and lively there. I don't know, there's just so much to say, so much to do. Ireland has always given me a homey feeling, even though I've never been there, I know it would feel familiar and put me at ease...”
-An Excerpt from The Pocket Designs Collection - Irish Pirates Edition
Honestly, I don’t know if I can wait much longer to take this trip. I’ve wanted to go for so long, I have the money, the time, the perfect travel partner...so why do I keep stopping myself from going? I’m perfectly capable of planning a trip for myself and a partner, I actually enjoy planning things. I think I just keep talking myself out of it; It’ll be expensive, you won’t be able to stay as long as you want, what if you don’t enjoy it, what if it gets cancelled? Then my family keeps putting pressure on me in so many ways, making me feel guilty? I know I would have fun, would be able to be myself...going on a trip is exactly what I need. I keep saying I want to go but keep stalling. How much longer can I keep doing this? Why do I keep doing this and stopping?
