One Year Ago...

At about this time, I was sitting at my boarding gate in Vancouver Airport, SO excited about my flight into the unknown.
It seems like a lifetime ago!
I can't believe so much time has passed already. I still remember exactly what I was feeling then, and what my expectations were, all those weird preconceived ideas that you think up without any basis of experience.
I remember dealing with the crazy Irish customs lady that almost didn't let me into the country, and seeing my first Lefty car, and hearing Maggie's sweet Antrim accent, and staying in her beautiful house...it doesn't seem like it was a year ago. Its still so sharp in my mind.
Its been good being home, though. I do miss a lot of my friends in Ireland, but in many ways the trip settled me...at least for a while!
As a point of interest, I was hoping to stay in Ireland for a year, but as it worked out my visa, flights, finances, etc. all caused me to come home after 9 months. In the end, that was a good thing.
I came home July 23, and on August 28, Zoom Airlines (the company I flew with) went bankrupt.
So I'm pretty thankful that the timing all worked out!