Dublin and Spire
I have been in Dublin, Ireland for over two months now and I have to say that I feel a lot different about this place now than I did after I first arrived here. When you start to actually live in a city instead of just going through it as a tourist, you see things that you would have otherwise missed; you see the real city.
I don’t know how to start this except to say that the past week has been pretty shitty. These are the days when you wish you had a group of good friends around to support you and help you feel better. When you are traveling alone, you generally have no one in which to confide, no one that can or will sympathize with what you are going through, and basically no one that cares about much other than themselves and their own adventure. This is great when you are having a good time, but quite depressing when you actually need to talk to someone. Now, some of these moments may be those that define you as a person, but they are by no means easy or fun to go through.
So now, maybe I should elaborate a bit about what is going on with me, and has been for the last week or so. Continue reading »