Well that was quite the adventure! Toronto, what can I say? Beautiful city, amazing people and bearable weather. To be honest, TO was nice for a wee visit but I definitely can't see myself living there. I guess I'll never really be a big city girl - I found it quite lonely and anonymous at times. That's not to say that I didn't have a great time - it was wonderful - but I'm glad I've been there to see it for myself. Canada was top of the emigration list for me and now that I've experienced it first hand, I know I couldn't possibly live inland. i grew up beside the sea and I find it quite suffocating without the sea breeze. Vancouver, British Columbia is looking like the most likely place after Australia.
San Diego was amazing! I loved every second of it - the constant fun buzz, the waves, the sand, the weather. Despite my broken toe, bruised ribs and one surfing adventure, I felt so at home there. Everyone I met was fantastic. I wish I was still there!!
San Diego was amazing! I loved every second of it - the constant fun buzz, the waves, the sand, the weather. Despite my broken toe, bruised ribs and one surfing adventure, I felt so at home there. Everyone I met was fantastic. I wish I was still there!!
For now, it' homeward bound to Dublin, Ireland for me. I've the big interview for the amazing job I really wan on Thursday and I hope to God I get it. I'm going to defer the DCU MSc for a year anyway and try figure myself and my life out. I'm finished college, I have a good degree and it's time to grow up and start a career. If I don't get this job, staying in Ireland isn't really an option after what's happened in the last few weeks. I'm devastated, hurt and completely lost. I don't know what to say about it and I don't think I ever will. I can't be in Ireland knowing I may possibly run into my past - childish as it may seem. It's time to grow up and move on. This is the beginning of a new chapter in my life where I focus on me, my life and what I want to do. I don't want to be an mechanical engineer, I hold little or no interest in that field anymore. I want a nice job that satisfies my curiosity and urge to learn, allows me to live comfortably, to save for a house deposit and surf at the weekends. I want to be happy. After chatting with Mullen, Hannah and Moyne on the beach in Portmarnock, it's become quite apparent that Ireland cannot provide this for us and unfortunately, as much as I don't want to leave, it's time to jump ship.
Photo taken at San Diego Zoo 2011
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