My obsession with Ireland

I officially have a fixation with the emerald isle.

First of all, my dad's family's Irish. So, therefore, I have Irish blood in me. Strangely enough, I feel much more Irish than I really am... my great grandparents were the last pure Irish blood in my family. But as long as I can remember, I've had a strange fascination with the place, and I've had an intense longing to visit there ever since a was a small girl.

Perhaps it's partly my love of fantasy, or more specifically, love of the Faerie culture. Ireland is so rich with stories of the Downe Sidhe that the whole country is a mix of ancient and modern. There are high rises in Dublin, but you won't find many people who will willingly build anything on a Faerie mound. In Ireland, children aren't the only ones who believe, most adults will not ever willingly give up their heritage.

I love Ireland with every bone in my body, and I have yet to go there. If I could go to any country as an exchange partner, or to a a foreign school, I would go to Ireland.