In a couple hours, I will leave by bus for Edmonton. Six hours after I reach Edmonton, I will board a plane for London, England. My generous sister, who moved to Europe in 2014, bought me a plane ticket. She will be my host and guide, in London and elsewhere on the British Isles. Our dad's Ireland-born mother enabled my sister to get Irish citizenship. That entitled her to an Irish passport. She could live in the Eurozone for the rest of her life. I'm tickled to see these historic islands, which I never thought I would do. She has lived on them for months.
This will be my second trip to Europe, a place I never thought I would see. My first trip, to France in 2011, was courtesy of both my sisters. Each sister contributed to this upcoming trip. I admire people who remember their roots.
These donated trips make me want to return to Canada and find a job that pays more
than most jobs I have had for the past 19 years. For the past two years, my job has paid only a few hundred dollars per month. Happily, my spouse, our daughter, and I live in inexpensive, nice social housing. It will be interesting to see what job I get upon returning to Canada. Any job will pay more than my current job. I'll think about that when I get home.
Now, aloft!
Follow this blog to read of my adventures in the United Kingdom and Ireland. I'll spin a yarn of two. Like my relatives, I "kissed the Blarney Stone," metaphorically speaking.
