i'm eating chokablock. it's ice cream. it's english? i've almost finished it. it's chocolate. sugar rush. i decided to skip dinner. and just eat ice cream. this doesn't happen very often. i'm usually quite good. lesson - don't go food shopping in the late evening after you've walked the dog for an hour in the dark. lesson - don't go food shopping on an empty stomach. lesson - don't go food shopping during menses.
what else is there to talk about? i'm going to ireland next month. belfast and dublin. i decided to start with the furthest western bit of europe. last year was about getting settled. getting established. setting up camp. getting familiar.
this year is all about, the go.
i'll let you in on a little secret. i know i've said this year is the year i see europe. well, the flip side of that also means this year i'm facing big fears - traveling to non-english speaking countries, solo. yeah, we're a bit freaked out by that. a bit. try, a lot. i would much rather do this with someone, like i have in the past...but if i wait for that to happen...it'll never happen.
so, here we are.
mom, calm down. everything's going to be fine.
i'm still freaking out though. and, i think i might be sick from all this ice cream.
2 comments:
hey kiddo. so happy to see you writing again. i miss you!! remember our trip to brussles and how we tried to communicate with a man who's english seemed very limited...then it turned out he spoke italian and i understood it??
just like we got through that situation, you will get through.
my first solo trip was to prague and if i can offer one piece of advice for your first solo trip, go to a country that speaks english, or another language you are familiar with (paris-french?) NOT Czech. it's a different experience traveling alone but just as i was in the exact same position as you, if i dared to wait for someone to clear their schedule to travel with me...i'd still be waiting. i have faith that once you get the first one under your belt the rest will come much easier. do your research ahead of time and bring your guidebook (lonely planet has loads of great ones). who knows...maybe we'll have a europe reunion ;)
thinking of you always
sarah xx
well if i wasn't leaving for 6 months i WOULD TOTALLY!!! go to ireland with you i'm so jealous its unreal!! 2013 i'm gunna travel .. got a wedding this year then tropical destination and of course i'm coming to see you in england. :) miss you hope all is going great for you .. toddles ox
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