The Day I Was Robbed and Stranded in Ireland

In 1989, I was twenty-one and had traveled to Ireland in hopes of finding work. When I first got to Dublin, I went straight to a hostel that my guidebook had recommended. It was around noon, and I hoped they would let me check in early. They did, indeed, let me check in early. They assigned me a bed and even gave me a key to a locker, an unusual amenity in a hostel. I went to the room and put my backpack on my bed. There were probably twenty other beds. Many of the beds had bags on them but nobody was in the room at that time. <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-day-i-was-robbed-and-stranded-in-ireland-ff023fb6a4a2">Learn More</a>