Later, Europe

I'm sitting in the Dublin airport, preparing to go back to North America for the first time in four months.

I'm also very sleep-deprived, as in I've slept for maybe sixteen hours in the last five days. Full disclosure.

Anyhow, though I'm sad to be leaving and nervous about returning and not being able to speak Spanish all the time or go out for a beer with my incredible host moms, it's going to be superbien to see the midwest landscape and my friends and family and pets and all that. There was a lot I wanted to do and a lot of people whom I wanted to see here, and I'm sad I didn't have time for it all, but it's a good reason to come back again.

To conclude, somewhat stiltedly, Dublin has been great. I saw Francis Bacon's studio and, though photography was not allowed, I made this very realistic and detailed and slightly-blurry drawing of it.

Almost as messy as my childhood bedroom

But I should probably go find a corner and sleep.