Adventure

So, no to the Peace Corps. They sent their email on Monday saying I should try to reapply. Which I did. I also send in some application for AmeriCorps. *Sigh* It is always a waiting game.

BUT, I have excited adventures planned for rest of the year! Here are the trips I have lined up:

Ireland & Norway

March 16-28

Ireland - Yup, I will be in Ireland for St. Patty's Day! WOOT. I will be staying with a travel buddy of mine in Dublin and we will road trip most of Ireland after our fun weekend! Our itinerary is extensive: 

Connemara National Park

Kylemore Abby

Galway

Cliff of Moher

Limerick

Blarney Stone

Belfast

Gaint's Causeway

Plus everything in Dublin!

Norway - I am going to visit the Iraqi Refugee family that have become like family to me over the past two years. They live pretty north in Norway and I will see them only for a day. They are the family mentioned in the book Lost and Found Cat that my friend Amy co-authored. A lot of our time will be spend on a train to see:

Bergen

Oslo

Steinjker

San Francisco

May 19-23

I'm excited to be in San Fran again after 7 years! It's been forever. I have family there but I am going to visit a high school friend and another high school friend will be joining me. We are going to have so much fun.

Seattle & Canada

August 5 - 21

I have been planning this for about 8 months since I found out last year that all the national parks in Canada will be free in 2017 for their 150th birthday! YAY!! You have to order the discovery pass though through Canada Parks and it takes about 6 weeks to arrive so plan ahead! I just received my pass so I went and booked all my camping reservations online. It's cool cause you can choose different camping options. I will be doing front-country camping at campsites since I am doing this solo. It isn't safe to backpack alone through bear territory. If you are going with a group or another person and are experienced backpacker, I would highly suggest you get the back-country pass as well as the discovery pass (the free one). Please do the West Coast Trail at the Pacific Rim National Preserve! I don't trust myself alone so I'll live through your photos.

I will also take some time to explore Seattle and the surrounding areas too. I will be staying with my friend and he loves the outdoors more than me so it will be amazing!

If you have any suggestions or questions, let me know! I check this from time to time. Keep posted about the details of each trip and what I will be packing. :)