top ten

I leave for Ireland in one week. WHAT.

Top Ten Best Things about Ireland (pre-departure version):

10. the luck of the Irish (which I plan to find)
9. the rich history
8. the accents and cool slang
7. the castles!
6. the natural beauty and all the greeeeeeeeeeen
5. the plethora of redheads
4. the O'Rourke family connection
3. the boozes (known worldwide for whiskey and beer? yes please.)
2. the literary history - James Joyce, W.B. Yeats and much more
1. the literary pub crawls - combining #2 and #3 into the best thing ever!

See you in the Emerald Isle!