Being in Brussels
Some musings on Brussels, my current home. Enjoy!
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…
