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Emigration as a Lifestyle Choice 19 Feb 2012 | 04:21 am
“There are always young people coming and going from Ireland and some of them are emigrants in the traditional sense. Others simply want to get off the island for a while. You know, a lot of the peopl...
Guide for Broadway Virgins 6 Feb 2012 | 07:19 am
Broadway is, without a doubt, one of the greatest things about living in New York. This world class and historic form of entertainment is right on your doorstep and offers something for absolutely eve...
Thankful 1 Dec 2011 | 03:45 pm
It’s been eight years since I’ve observed Thanksgiving, the US national holiday celebrating the Pilgrims’ arrival to the New World. Even when I lived here as a kid, my Irish parents were pretty skepti...
Disney World for History Buffs 17 Nov 2011 | 07:35 am
New York Museums have a treasure trove of original and beautiful items in their exhibitions – and the newly reopened New York Historical Society Museum is no different. It’s New York’s oldest museum, ...
Coffee & TV 20 Oct 2011 | 07:19 am
So what have I been doing in New York? Forming new bad habits, that’s what! For as long as I can remember I’ve been a hardcore tea drinker. And none of this fancy blackcurrant mint tea! My poison of ...
Heroic NYC by Water Taxi 24 Sep 2011 | 03:22 pm
New York is the kind of city that always surprises me. In fact, it almost overwhelms me with the sheer volume of new and interesting things to do! A lot of people who live here don’t even take advanta...
The Butterfly Effect 9 Sep 2011 | 11:33 pm
The following is my Stage 2 Toastmasters speech. Although I gave it awhile ago, and I have written a similar post to this before, I felt it was an important addition to my blog this weekend. Now that ...
Come on Irene: and other freakish weather 2 Sep 2011 | 09:37 pm
To say that a lot has happened in the last couple of weeks is putting it lightly. Since I last posted, I have left Ireland, my family, my job, my friends and journeyed to beautiful, sunny Long Island,...
Hello, Friend. 13 Jul 2011 | 11:09 pm
It used to be relatively simple. You asked, Can I borrow your crayons? They said Yes or No and you knew where you stood, within the first five minutes of starting a conversation. If you were athletic...
Up, up and away… 11 Jul 2011 | 11:00 pm
J.R.R Tolkien once wrote, “Not all those who wander are lost”. What a fantastic quote! In fact, it pretty much sums up the last twenty four (oh god, almost 25!) years of my life. I’ve never been able...
