Nothing compares to a campfire and a bottle of wine on a cool summer night shared with good friends.

Been watching movies about Ireland to prepare for the culture.

"The Magdalene Sisters" =  ****  Scary look at how the Catholic Church, in the name of nuns, abused young girls as slave labor. No thanks to their parents, either.

"Bloody Sunday" =  ***  Again, a downer. But, this time the British come off as creeps because they massacred a group of Irish protesters in the 70s who only wanted freedom, peace and independence.

The best of the all? "My Left Foot" =  *****  The story of writer and artist Christy Brown whose family helped him rise above his Cerebral Palsy to create a life for himself---funny, poignant and insightful.


http://www.asgard.ie/christybrown/ 


Countdown to Ireland: 6 days