Why Ireland?

Hello guys *pleaseinsertwavinghand*,
Today, I decided to write a post about the question "why Ireland?".
This is a question I've been asked many times in my life, which is why I thought it would be a good idea to give an answer in my blog (so the next time someone asks me this question, I only have to give them the link to my blog). 

As I said in my first post, one reason is that I just like it but actually there is a longer story behind it.

When I first said that I want to make an exchange year, I was in elementary school and about 8 years old. At that time, I really wanted to go to Sweden, but the only reason for that was that I really loved Pippi Langstrumpf from Astrid Lindgren, anyway the idea of going abroad was in my head, and obviously didn't got out.

A few years later, I still wanted to make an exchange year, but the fact that I couldn't (and still can't) speak a word of swedish was a problem. Especially because I wanted to go to a country where I can speak at least a bit of the language so it would be easier to settle in.

The only language I could speak at that point in time was English, so my future Host country had to be English-speaking.
Faithfully there aren't that many English-speaking countrys in the world.

So I just had to decide between Australia, New Zealand, The United States of America, Canada, England, Scottland, Wales and Ireland. 

After I started researching about these countries, Canada, England and Ireland were left, and I fell in love with the green isle immediatly.
I mean, Old and mysterious stories about elves and  leprechauns, funny and lighthearted people, strange sports, an incredible landscape and this amazing accent. Honestly, I just love it!

And this is why I decided to make my exchange year in Ireland. I hope I was able to answer your question, if not, leave a comment.

Best wishes,

Isy :)