First Post

After three weeks here in Dublin I'm finally settling in. I left the US on election day, a great choice seeing as how the country has decided to step backwards and elect a party that got us into the current economic mess in the first place. The political scene in Ireland is not much better, though they are facing a much worse recession than anyone in the US could possibly imagine. I have no doubt that the Irish people will prove to be resilient as they often have in the past. Hey, at least they don't have Sarah Palin. But enough about politics.
I've come to Ireland, a country that has been in my heart since I was a child, to experience a new culture and broaden my views. If only everyone who set off to a foreign country would do the same. Since I've been here I've found the Irish people to be extremely welcoming, no surprise there. It is, however, with much regret that I must write that I have received a cold shoulder from any Canadian that I meet. In fairness, they are often confused to be American and perhaps have experienced some mistreatment due to the poor reputation of Americans abroad, but that is why I am traveling (and perhaps writing this), to prove that not all Americans are ignorant capitalists. Perhaps my Canadian comrades will learn a thing or two as well.

I work with a theatre company here doing theatre for social justice. I can't divulge too much here because I work with people and their personal stories regarding various subjects from the Troubles to heroin use.
In other news the craic is good and the Guinness is always flowing. Oh and it rains here which is probably going to be the hardest thing for a desert girl to adjust to.
I'm still deciding whether or not I want to write this blog so bare with me while I struggle with the idea of baring my thoughts to the world.
Until next time!