Raf's Travel Diaries

I have the best job in the world. There, I said it. It's a tough, up-hill walk, on a pathless jungle. On this journey I have had to take up other jobs which were no where near my dream job. I took them as an adventure, as part of the process to my desired lifestyle. Even kiwi-packing and being a waitress taught me more than I can recount. Oddly enough, I very much enjoyed most of my random jobs. Physical jobs give you a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. Nowadays, I get payed to design and draw. I sketch, paint, make wireframes and play with typography all day long. It's like I'm a kid again, only now I have deadlines instead of scolding teachers telling me to concentrate on my schoolwork and stop doodling. Traveling and keeping active is my main source of inspiration. Nothing like discovering a new place, a day surfing or a good book to recharge energies.

I need to update my blog, I keep telling myself. But whenever I try to write something I just get distracted by MSN, some discussion in the forum, fb, jobsearching, or I simply don't know where to begin writing (like now). I get a few e-mails from people who are coming here, asking me stuff, but it's always the same: 'Is it easy to find a job?', ' How's Dublin?', 'Are people nice?' and that kind of incredibly vague questions which can only be answered in the same imprecise tone. I know many are just trying to establish some kind of link, connection, get some reassurance from the unknown before heading there. Truth is, at least as I see it, that everything is subjective. It depends. On your personality, luck, personal objectives, plans, expectations, capacity to adapt, to see alternative solutions to daily situations, tolerance, insistence, self initiative, people you meet, more luck, and many other factors. View of Dublin and the hills from my flat.