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