2007 September | Backpackingmatt: Life's a Journey

alive

28 September 2007

Hi everyone. I wanted to quick post – really quick – and let you know that I am, in fact alive. I’m just finishing my first week with face2face. This is the first time since my last post that I’ve been able to sit down at a computer with internet access. I’m on my short [...]

work

23 September 2007

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My days of roaming are coming to an end – I officially begin work tomorrow morning at 10am. Where I’ll be tomorrow night? Still up in the air. Advantages to soon having a ‘home.’ Personal space. A real shower towel. Income from the job. Disadvantages? The thrill of not knowing where I’ll be spending the [...]

b l a r n e y

21 September 2007

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So, as I sit down to write this, I am still in Cork. It is Friday evening at 7:13PM. Actually, if I were to write this as the Irish do, it is 19:13 – but it is still said as “7:13.” Military time, kilometers per hour, degrees celsius, and always being referred to as, “lad.” [...]

cork

20 September 2007

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Hello, all. I’m in Cork now. Brian and I spent the last two nights in Tramore – a little beach community about 150km from Cork. I’ll write more about my experiences there soon, but below you’ll find my most recent writing. cheers _________ tuesday night, a little after eight pm, back seat of a bus [...]

internet, at last!

17 September 2007

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Hello, everyone. I want to first apologize for my lack of postings in the past week or so. You’ll hopefully be happy to know that while I haven’t had the ability to connect to the internet, I have been writing as much as possible. Below you’ll find an update as to where I’ve been in [...]

in limbo

12 September 2007

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The latest … I’m still in Galway. Essentially, Brian and I are squatting at the Kinlay House. We checked out at 11 but left our packs in the bagroom. We just finished cooking what would either be described as a really late lunch or a really early dinner – a terrific meal of pasta, chicken, [...]

running

11 September 2007

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Today, I went for a run. It has been … well … a long time. I haven’t run since I left the states. I’ve been on the road for seven days, tomorrow. I don’t think I’ve ran since I had a home in Iowa City. So. It has been at least a month. I question [...]

g a l w a y

11 September 2007

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Brian and I have arrived in Galway. The trip from Aughrim to Galway was the first time I’ve viewed the Irish countryside (it was dark on the trip in from Dublin). It was everything I expected it to be – green.rolling hills.mountains in the distance, hazy through the fog.sheep.stone-made fences – it was spectacular. Galway [...]

the village of aughrim

9 September 2007

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Saturday evening. A word of advice: If you find yourself in Ireland, on a Saturday night, and expect to spend the evening in a hostel in a major city – Dublin, Cork, Galway – make your reservations in advance. I originally booked three nights at Barnacles in Dublin. Yesterday was our last night with beds [...]

James, P.J., and Peter

7 September 2007

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Today Brian and I found ourselves visiting Trinity College. My National Geographic Ireland book introduces the college campus as a break from the bustling city of Dublin. Immediately after entering the gates to campus, the sound of traffic from Dublin’s busy streets subsided. After entry through the gates, I found a beautiful, green campus full [...]

Archive | September, 2007

alive

work

b l a r n e y

cork

internet, at last!

in limbo

running

g a l w a y

the village of aughrim

James, P.J., and Peter

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