Not all goals need to be major. Yesterday, I finally reached a small goal that I set out to achieve when I first arrived. It involves food. Mexican food to be specific. During my college days, and even after I graduated, I spent a good amount of time at Chipotle devouring burritos. It is one of my favorite fast food restaurants because of the taste and portion of food. After a good chipotle meal, the stomach is usually satisfied. I knew I wouldn’t miss chipotle too much in Ireland because I did want to embrace Irish food and I did. However, I still had time to discover other restaurants.
When I first arrived in Ireland, Boojum was described to me as the Irish Chipotle. When I heard this I knew I had to try it. Within my first month in Ireland, a couple of my friends and I stopped by a Boojum to test out the hype. When we arrived the first thing I noticed was the music. There was a drake song playing followed by a few other hip hop songs. No, they were not censored so it caught me by surprised to hear curse words while ordering. But, It was enjoyable at the same time. After I ordering, I noticed the food selection was very similar to chipotle with minor differences in options. I ended up getting a bowl with rice, chicken, jalapeños, hot salsa, sour cream and cheese. I was very impressed. The portion was about the same as chipotle but I could tell by the taste they seasoned their food differently.
I know you’re probably wondering what was the goal I mentioned earlier? Well, at Boojum, to be considered a Boojum addict you must eat at Boojum 40 times with every 10th meal being free. So, on the days I had practice I would stop at boojum for a nice meal. The student discount probably saved me a fortune. By my 20th visit, I had friends behind the counter and they knew exactly what I wanted to order. I was able to reach 40 visits and I can’t lie it felt nice getting a boojum addict T-shirt. The small goals are just as important.
