Happy May Day!

Happy May Day!

Happy May Day from trying to be sunny Ireland everyone! Did you know there is an old customer here, particular to this day? Since pagan times people have been leaving a bouquet of fresh wildflowers on their doorstep (picked either the night before the 1st of May or the morning of) to bring protection to […]

A is for Adventure

A is for Adventure

It’s been later in my life that I’ve discovered adventure. In December of 2018 I went to Africa for the first time. I was in Kenya for ten days and had an incredible experience working with the Sheldrik Wildlife Trust in Nairobi and Tsavo East National Park. We spent time with orphaned elephants who were […]

3 Surprising Things about Ireland

3 Surprising Things about Ireland

Birth Control Did you know that in order to get birth control in 1980 in Ireland you needed a prescription? In November of that year the Health (Family Planning) Act allowed contraceptives to be sold by a registered pharmacist to customers with a valid medical prescription. Before that, condoms and all forms of contraception were […]

Do you think Standing Stones are magic?

Do you think Standing Stones are magic?

There is something so beautiful and mysterious about Standing Stones, don’t you think? Always a story to be discovered and some peace to be found. But I didn’t realize how magic they could be until one beautiful afternoon long ago when my friend Sheila and I went for a mini adventure. Our aim? Get in […]

Nature connection pulls you out of your own ass…

Nature connection pulls you out of your own ass…

Nature connection pulls you out of your own ass. Believe me, that statement has been said much more elegantly by many people across the world. But I like this title. It is honest. It is frank. And, it is true. We live in an age where it is culturally acceptable to very rarely consider the […]

How do the Irish see American people?

How do the Irish see American people?

Since moving to Ireland I’ve discovered that the Irish love American music, think we’re a bit naive, and all in all really like us as a people. While we are all speaking English, we are most definitely speaking different languages. Literally and figuratively. Americans tend to be direct and Irish people tend to be a […]

Relax and Feel the Next Approach

Relax and Feel the Next Approach

You’re in Ireland. You’re stoked. And you’re finally seeing the verdant, patchwork green of the wild fields lined with stone and hedge. There are sheep everywhere. And your fantasy of meeting a ridiculously handsome Irish farmer seems closer than you’ve ever imagined. In your enthusiastic state you have decided that you’ll fit every single thing […]