I have arrived!!!

I have arrived in Ireland and have made my first night's lodging here. The flight from Omaha to Newark was smooth. I sat in the anchor seat with the engine right out my window. It was also right by the bathroom and I tried charging people 50 cents to use it but nobody was going for it...at least I tried. The turbulence wasn't too bad. Kind of like riding in the old, red pickup on a country road....I thought it was kind of fun. Tried to sleep on both flights but never could sleep in the air. I even tried acting like I was a student in one of my classes (ie. Kirby, Rebecca) but even that didn't help me get any sleep. I did visit with a couple of gals that were backpacking for the first time and offered some advice. One gal graduated from Palmer a few years ago and we knew people in common. The other was a teacher in Des Moines. Visited with another person who was on his way to rural Russia to work in an orphanage for the summer. Managed to navigate both airports alright also. Airline food stinks by the way....it's just terrible. My backpack arrived in good shape as well. I was planning on getting out of Dublin quickly and heading west but it's pouring ran right now and I got pretty wet finding this place to stay. Just felt it was better that I get a bed quick so I can be assured of turning in early. Oh, I watched "Mall Cop" and a couple of episodes of "Ice Road Truckers" on the flight from Newark to Dublin. Typing on this keyboard is slow by the way as a bunch of the symbols are in different places. Right now, I'm just hanging out here at the hostel as I can't actually get into a room until 11:00 a.m. (it's 8:15 a.m.) here right now. I'll warm up here, get settled in, and then head out on the town this afternoon. Some of the locals said it's supposed to clear up by this afternoon. Thought that it would be a good thing to write while waiting for my room to open up....2 Euros for an hour (that's about $3.00). If things go according to plan, it'll be a while before I write again...possibly 3 nights or so. That probably depends on how much it's raining and just how well the trains/buses will allow me to get through my schedule.
God Bless,
SNorris
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