Hello friends, family, and fellow Ireland followers! This blog will make a lot more sense once I explain a little bit and even more so after I actually begin my travels. Here is a bit of background: Long story short, I saw a poster for a Short-Term Study Abroad to Ireland and for the fun of it I decided it wouldn't hurt to attend the informative meeting. As I sat through the meeting I told very few people about my desire to travel to such a far off place, but I did not want to get my hopes up, there was a lot that had to happen before I could say I was going to Ireland. I consulted with family, friends, and other individuals around campus who have traveled to Ireland previously. This was probably the hardest part, I wanted to go, but I needed to honestly weigh my pros and cons in this scenario. After many hours, days, and weeks of hard thinking I picked up a Study Abroad Application and a couple weeks later, submitted said application to the Study Abroad Office at Marian. In addition, I made my first payment toward the trip. I nervously waited (I still don't know why I was nervous), but after a few days I got the officially email saying that I would be accepted to travel to Ireland. I then made the final step in registering for the class I needed to get credit for this opportunity. That, my friends, is how I landed in this crazy dream of a situation that I find myself in right now.
Recently, (and by recently I mean two days ago), I started a countdown on my phone for the trip. Currently this countdown sits at 158 days as one can tell by the title of this post. I came up with what I thought was a genius idea (but later I realized a lot of people do this) and I created this very blog. I will document thoughts and updates in the process leading up to departure, but I will also make a large attempt to update this blog while I am in Ireland. I will be able to post pictures and explain what great experiences I will have had. This way, I do not have to worry about forgetting to send someone pictures of everything I did that day. Naturally, my immediate family and friends will get priority with whatever service and whatnot I will have during my trip, but others who are interested in hearing about my experience will be able to learn about it here!
If anyone has any specific ideas or thoughts on what they would like me to post or write about, PLEASE let me know. I am most certainly open for suggestions during this exciting part of my life.
Whether it be big or small, take a chance and make a change.
Ashley.
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