HOME SWEET HOME

Here it is, my home away from home! I just arrived in Dublin on Friday night. I won't lie, the journey here wasn't too much fun between aching teeth, almost loosing my passport, and 3 flights over 24 hrs (18 actual hrs). But the worst is over for sure! So I met my landlord the night I arrived and he is so great! (Though, to be honest, I haven't met one Irish person that I haven't thought was super sweet.) He even gave me a quick tour of the neighborhood so I would know where to go for food, groceries and transportation and such. I have to say I am so blessed to be living here. For those of you who don't know, I was hoping to and planning to live on campus. However, those plans fell through. So I started looking for off-campus housing and found this. It is in the historical part of Dublin and is within walking distance of the city center. It is also in a more quiet and safe area. I love it so far....and I still know barely anyone and have no idea where I'm going, so I figure it can only get better from here!

So about the house....I live on the right side of the white house in this picture. The second window in from the right is that you can see is the window to my bedroom. Since I was the first one here I got to pick my own room, and I love it! I don't have a roommate and I even have a full size bed in my room without it being crowded which is awesome. For not being in the States I feel like it is a really nice house (with character which is a bonus for someone like me!). One of my roommates arrived a few hours after me so it has just been the two of us this weekend. She is super friendly and easy to get along with which is a blessing as well. There are still four more girls coming who should arrive tomorrow. Excited but also nervous to meet them all.

So That is a little about my crazy adventure so far. In future posts I hope to keep away from giving a play-by-play of my days (which is the direction I feel this post is leaning in). I say this mainly because I think that would be boring to read, and most likely boring to write, but also because I want this to be more than I list of the stuff I got to do while I was here. To be honest, I have no idea what direction this blog will end up going in, but here is what I do know. I don't want to go back to the States the same person I left as. I'm not just talking about the ways I will inevitably change; I'm talking about purposeful change. I don't know what that entirely looks like yet, but I know God has a great plan for this time in my life. And ultimately, that's what I hope this blog reflects.

Cheers!