Ireland - The Trilogy 3/3

.... Back to the trip itself.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had the most horrid cold during the first two days during my vacation. So the hotel, the room service and the TV was my way of experiencing Dublin at first.

After two whole days I was able to hit the streets of Dublin.

I visited Trinity College. I took a tour bus. I ate. I bought books (Ayoade on Ayoade by Richard Ayoade and Scotland's Jesus by Frankie Boyle). I drank some Guinness (as I guess you are supposed when visiting Dublin). All and all, I had fun for two whole days in Dublin. Actually, to the point it made me sad...

I've noticed a certain pattern when I'm travelling abroad. I get this huge urge to move and live in what ever country or city I'm visiting. I completely and utterly fall in love with the city, much like when you blindly fall in love. I've experienced this in New York, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Sao Paolo, Reykjavik, Tallin... the list just got a new name to it: Dublin.

I've always had this urge to live i another country and I don't know why. Maybe I'm not just Finnish, or from a Northern Country, or even a European. I see myself as a world citizen (I know, I know, its reaaally corny and pretentious but that is how I feel...)

Global citizenship, or cosmopolitanism, is recognised term around the world. It's about being able to adapt and adopt different cultures and nationalities disregarding age, language, race or other factors that define "a culture". A cosmopolite doesn't see them and us, it's just us. I know this might be a bit naive way of thinking but that's the way I am.

As long as your are a good person and your actions don't hurt anyone, I don't care where you are from, I hope that I don't have to experience prejudices myself when I'm travelling. But I do. And you know why? Because I'm a girl. But more on that later!

Toodles!

-Johanna