Ireland!? Why are you going? How are you getting to go?? What are you going to do there? Why IRELAND?

That's what you're thinking, or have thunk at some point right? Well... let us tell you:
warning: we thought talking in the 3rd person would make our story easier to follow.

Yes its true, Michael and Christina are going to Ireland for a year. Christina found a program that finds jobs in other English speaking countries for Occupational Therapists. Out of the 5 choices of countries we choose Ireland. A year of experiencing a new culture and traveling in Europe and drinking Guinness and learning that 'crack' really is fun! (Crack in Ireland means: fun, enjoyment, abandonment, or lighthearted mischief; and sometimes in the context of drinking or music).

So, Christina will be an Occupational Therapist at the University College Hospital Galway (yeah, i know it seems like the name makes no sense) in Galway City, in County Galway on the very western coast of Ireland. As for Michael, he is still searching for a job in pretty much anything... he's good at so much, as long as he's with people he'll be great!

We're hoping to leaving as soon as possible, but applying for a work visa in Ireland is a bit tricky and requires really strange things like more pictures of me (not showing teeth), a letter from my college saying that i really went there, my thoughts on catching a leprechaun and a 3 paragraph essay on why Guinness is the best beer.... Please keep your prayers focused for now on the work visa coming through as soon and as smoothly as possible. As soon as it does we'll be on our way across the pond to the Emerald Isle!

We really can't wait! For now we're enjoying some relaxation in Pennsylvania with Mike's parents after moving from our beloved Atlanta and our amazing friends there. We miss it a LOT, but are ready for our adventures that lie ahead!