I don't think I've ever been so conflicted in my life.
I REALLY want to stay in Dublin.
I REALLY want to go home.
I want to do so many things in Ireland, still, but at the same time, I just wanna go home. I want to see all of my friends I've left behind, and I want to see my family. I want to go to the beach and swim and hang out and eat cheese that isn't Irish because it tastes weird and salads and not to have to worry about money. And to write more run-on sentences because clearly I like them.
But I DON'T WANT TO GO. Because I don't know when I come back. Ideally, after I graduate, I'll do this thing where if you were in school a year ago or less, you get to get a work visa for a year. I would totally do that (except I would live in Galway because it's totes the shit and I'm still in love with that city), but I have no idea if I'll be able, because I'll be about a hundred million dollars in debt when I graduate, and that's a lot of money. What if I can't ever come back?
I don't want to think about that.
But I do want to go home, too, and to see home, again. I've missed the Cape, and everyone in it. And in Burlington. It's really hard to have so many homes. I can't even express it. I've just been a bundle of emotions for days.
Anyway, random things I'm gonna miss:
The people selling strawberries and grapes out of baby carriages on Henry Street in their best Irish-Cockney accents.
All the performers on Grafton Street.
The flowers!!
Dancing in pubs...
Being able to get into pubs. I still have three whole months before I'm 21!! (NOT FAIR)
Cobblestone streets (except when I'm in heels. I won't miss them then).
The words, "cheers," "gaff," "grand," and "love," and probably a bunch of others. But I'm totally bringing them back.
Not always being carded.
The walk behind christchurch to get to pubs.
Stealing pint glasses. Oh, how I'll miss that.
Multicolored doors.
The walk to campus.
Random hen parties in the lobby.
The accents.
The PEOPLE.
But, one thing I won't miss is being the shortest person wherever I go. And I am excited to go home. Sort of. I'm probably gonna cry on the plane.
I can't wait to see you!!! I'll be listening for new expressions, maybe a little accent? What a wonderful experience you've had~
ReplyDeletehaha I wish I had an accent, but I completely don't :p
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Awww! Well you should come back with one anyway. Fake it till you make it!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you're so conflicted, love! <3 I know how it feels (I used to be like that just between coming to/from Burlington and Lyndonville.)
Life goes on, regardless. It'll all work out in the end. If you want to go back to Ireland, I'm totally positive you'll find a way to make it back somehow or other.
Good luck packing!