Being in Brussels
Some musings on Brussels, my current home. Enjoy!
5 Things I love about working in an orchard
When I lived in Australia, I frequently heard horror stories of orchard and farm work. At the time, doing 88 days of farm or orchard work would qualify you for an extra year’s working holiday visa. It seemed like 9/10…
New Zealand: Van life
I think that many of us have a romantic view of living in a van (or a large car). I was one of these people – I longed for the effortless freedom that living in a tiny, moving home could…
To Ski, or Not to Ski – there is no question
Who would have thought that speeding down a frozen slope on two unforgiving sticks could be such fun. Growing up in Ireland, where the tallest mountain stands at just over a thousand metres high, skiing just wasn’t a done thing.…
Living in Limbo
After quite the hiatus, I decided that today was the day to pick up the proverbial pen, and write. It had been a while, what with work, learning to ski (at work), and living on a farm with no wifi…
People of the Pandemic: Lockdown in Barcelona among the cacti
Amelia is spending lockdown in Barcelona with a part-time cactus farmer (if that is the term) and a quantitative physicist (she thinks). She moved to Barcelona late last August. She is from the States, but she had spent a semester…
People of the Pandemic: empty streets, schools and subways in NYC
I started this project to learn more about people’s experiences of the pandemic around the world. Having had quite a dramatic entry into lockdown myself (which you can read about here), I was keen to hear of other peoples’ stories. While…
Hello from the other side (of the world)
I hope you heard Adele when you read that. Greetings from mid-pandemic New Zealand, and welcome to my debut blog post. I am very glad you are here.
