"Why Ireland?"

That's one good question. That's been asked by almost everyone who knew I was making the move, including the Human Resources Director at The Shelbourne Hotel where I will be starting my internship next week. To most, my first reply is "Honestly, I don't really know (haha)" and then I start going on about how it seemed like for about one year, I kept having all of these little messages that sent Ireland *brainwashing effect* into the back of my mind. It's always been on the top of my list to visit so I loved talking to people about it. But it seemed for so long that somehow so many of my conversations, mostly with guests at the hotel I worked at in Texas, just kept resulting in Ireland chitchat.Then an internship opportunity was needed/wanted, and of course I wanted to go international, so I'm sure you could guess where my first choice was. I didn't know if it was possible, but I knew I had to shoot for it or otherwise regret not trying. My friends were encouraging along the way, one even saying "It may be impossible, but if anyone can do it, it's you Caroline." I didn't believe her, but that sure did help motivate me. Where would I be without my friends and family who make all of this possible? Probably working at a donut shop. Mmmmm.

So obviously I've started a blog, not unlike many others in the world... buy hey, many people asked me to start one and I should probably record what I'm up to. So here it is. It ain't fancy because I'm not capable of that, and I probably will rant on about things you readers might not care about, but I'm doing this for myself and for those who want to be updated. And be warned: there will be a LOT of pictures :)