Saying Goodbye

Welp, I'm all packed and ready to go!  My suitcase feels like it's under 50 pounds but we'll see!

So far today has been a lot of reflecting. Reflecting on the trip, my internship and my family and friends.

This trip was the best trip of my life.  I made fourteen new friends (awww) and saw sites that I thought I would never see.  From this trip I've come to appreciate free public toilets, the McDonald's dollar menu, showers without buttons that you have to press every ten seconds for water, bubblers, mold free bathrooms, spacious bedrooms, my car, working internet as well as many other things.  I've also come to appreciate the times I had here as well as the memories that I will cherish forever.  I've fallen in love with Ireland and I can't wait to come back.  This country's beauty simply leaves you speechless.  All you can do is look and appreciate the picturesque landscape (except it is incredibly hard to capture in a simple picture).

Although there are many memories and funny stories that I will be sharing with most of you, the one thing that I appreciate most out of this trip is my parents.  From the time I was five years old and wanted to play the piano, they have made all of my dreams come true.  Every opportunity I was and have been given, my parents made possible.  They have molded me into the person I am today and I can't appreciate enough everything that they have done for me.  Their love and support have gotten me through the hard times and made me appreciate the good times.  I know that I am truly blessed to have my parents and I couldn't ask for a better set.  I love you mom and dad.

So now that I have tears streaming down my face, it is time to say goodbye to Ireland and head back home.