Carrick-on-Shannon

Hello! Currently posting from Cafe Lounge in Carrick-on-Shannon.  Now we're in the countryside and it is beyond gorgeous.  It's what you imagine, but better.  The people are even more friendly and willing to help! The owner of our hostel, B-side Hostel, is so accommodating and is even driving us to our next destination tomorrow morning, which is Lough Rynn Castle in Mohill, where we'll be for about three days.  It's Carrick's 400th anniversary, so there is a lot of celebration going on! It's also a popular time for "stags" and "hens" parties, which are bachelor and bachelorette parties, except everyone here dresses up and it's pretty entertaining!
We've been cooking most of our meals lately(nothing fancy), at least one a day, which makes a HUGE difference.  We made dinner last night and breakfast this morning for less than 10 euro, which normally would've cost about 40-50 euro.  Which also means we have more money for alcohol and adventures=].
I really, really love Ireland, like maybe live here someday, love it.

Also, we've had so much support from both of our parents, siblings, extended family, and friends which made the biggest difference and really made this trip possible.  Although, most of the people we told have responded with, "That's so awesome, I'm so jealous" or something along those lines.  If Koby & I, two college students, working part/full time, living in one of the most expensive cities can make this work, what's stopping everyone else with similar circumstances?  If where you are now isn't where you want to be in the next couple years, what's stopping you?!  This is all out of love, I really just want everyone to be able to experience the fantastic adventure that we are.  We decided that we wanted to do it, bought our tickets at the end of April, and had no choice but to figure the rest of it out.  This is already so much more rewarding that whatever new shirt or pair of shoes I could have ever, ever purchased.  Happy (future) travels!

Much, much love,
Kelli