My favorite part of the trip was the homestay arrangement with my host family in Ireland,

It's going to be so exciting to see my family and friends. I was thinking about it (going to Denver), but I didn't even realize it when it was announced.

We're not to the point that we're depriving ourselves. What we do is spend money on what really matters to us.

It was very enriching. A great opportunity.

Lots of soap operas, ... Both English and Irish. It sounds cheesy but we also ate a lot of potatoes while I was staying with them. We had stews and breads too.

They keep you really busy. It was sometimes hard to process everything because there was so much to take in.