Belfast, Airbnb

My Airbnb: An architect (Paul) and a lawyer (Paula) bought two of three houses next to each other built in late 1890s for 3 daughters in Belfast. The breakfast room is full of ceramics and an architecture library.

I have the big front room, many windows and it's at least 20' long, with a king size bed, a couch, a few ottomans and an ornate fireplace. Unfortunately, it is facing the street which gets a lot of traffic (but it's not as close to the house as the Airbnb in Derry).

And when is the last time you used a key like this?

Feeling homesick, I called a couple of friends day before yesterday.  I don't know how I traveled for a year back in my early thirties when I am only 3 or so weeks into this one! I had my weekly or bi-weekly calls to my mother and the trips to the post office or American Express offices to pick up mail and I didn't have a house or apartment to miss. It was a different time of my life and a different trip with different goals (becoming fluent in Spanish)! Now I am exploring a country(s) of my ancestors, meeting new relatives and, most difficult,  trying to find my adopted sister. 

I submitted my "story" to two local news sources over a week ago and have received no reply. There is a local "Long Lost Family" that I might submit my story to and then maybe it's time to give up. I have some wonderful new relatives I have met and had a bit of time to get to know, mainly Catherine in Ballycastle and Don in Dublin. That should be enough!