Live in the now.
Very recently, like in the span of 9 days, I lost two friends. Friends I have known for years. One friend died suddenly…
Category: Cultural Issues
Expat Drop
This morning, I shaved my legs. I know, I know, what an opening line for a blog-post, Las. Is this how bad your…
#GourdGate.
So, yesterday, I had a couple of somewhat, unusual, cultural experiences. I’m not sure that I’m fully recovered just yet, but, since so…
On Saturdays, we sightsee!
So, Saturday’s have become our tourist days, we get up lazily, have breakfast, hop in the car – later than we tell the…
1: Sarah, from Belfast, now in Houston
Three years ago, I was interviewed by a very special and wonderful lady Marie Brice, she is someone who did a lot for…
What happens when you live abroad…
This article has been making the rounds on Facebook over the last few days, and, because I am friends with a lot of…
St. Patrick's day weekend in Houston 2012…
Well, I can’t say I’ve celebrated St. Patricks day in the last few years, but, given that I’ve not been home in almost…
"Meat and two veg" is the Irish way…
I’ve been tutting, sighing and doing some serious eye-rolling at any number of blogs and American’s version of ‘Irish’ over the last few…
Enciting peace
”A one-man riot is a tantrum.” (source BBC NEWS) Coming from a country where rioting happens at least bi-annually, ok, I admit, it’s…