Josef Palermo. First, you would be lucky to get me to come along with you. Not only would I be able to protect you (Black Belt..) when you get really drunk and someone doesn't like your dance moves and/or short-shorts, but I would do it with style. Plus, everyone will think we are related (though obviously they would think you were the younger one.) And! Hmm.. Yeah, the whole "entitlement" thing didn't really work out very well for Hillary either.

But really, I am probably the best person to travel with: I have an impeccable sense of direction (and isn't it time for a new direction?); I never get tired of traveling; I happen to be able to squeeze a lot out of the money I bring on trips; I pick up on languages quickly; and I travel light. I think we may make a fearsome duo in Ireland, though I picture myself assisting (read: carrying) you out of a few bars. Yet, following the shared trauma of the Sherry-Klein Experience (tm), I believe we would be able to truly have an excellent time.

I also, of course, will bring along a hammock (hammocks, if you don't have one of these godly creations) and some books - and have much interest in seeing the country and meeting some actual folksie people more so that it being a MTVSpringBreakGoneWild-style-blur. So, in order to better illustrate what I mean, here is what I picture: start our day, 9:00am. Go find some excellent breakfast. Then, around 10:30am, we go find some kilts. 10:45am, having changed into said kilts, and having recruited many of the other collegiate-folk to our side, find a very high hill and charge down it, Braveheart-style, towards a classhical pub, where we will consume authentic beer and some kind of really Irish food. It being 1:00pm, we would find ourselves at an art museum or some kind of afternoon performance, with the army of Kilters behind us. Following some decent Kiltish-culture, we would find some Irish people that know a little English and learn some Irish from them, eventually finding dinner with them. We would then, following dinner, find some kind of water to stare at, river, lake, or stream (as is requisite for vacations), philosiphize, and proceed with the rest of the evening. Which would probably entail some decent pubbage and hopefully some interesting people whom we would serenade dutifully. Oui? It should be good. I think I have some misconceptions of Ireland.. as I keep thinking of Lord of the Rings every single time.. but that can't be a bad thing. I also happen to want to find some kind of very Irish sport there to start up with said traveling group.
I understand that I am not in Miami, but that is easily fixed. I actually happen to be in North Dacolder.. which is actually warming up. So, if I don't see you in Ireland - I expect you here at least once.
Fino Irlanda,
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Sanjay Seth