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Of Suwon No More
I am no longer a resident is Suwon. It’s a sad day, I suppose, but one myself and Herself talked about for a while. It may be a new idea to you but it’s one thing we’ve known about for some time. Over...
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Letter from Korea, June 2014.
Jumunjin, Korea June 23, 2014 Dear Ireland, If you’re not already aware I’ll be leaving in about a week. I know I’m going on about it a fair bit, but it is what I’ve been building up to for quite a...
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A Month In
By now you will have gathered that I haven’t been blogging with the same level of ferocity as you may have been familiar with. I have given the blog a bit of a rest so that I can settle into life back...
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Relearning to Read in 2014
So many things change, so much remains the same. New media has presented so many new challenges in all aspects of our lives but perhaps where we are effected most is how we digest written text. It is a...
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Letter to Korea, August 2014
Dublin, Ireland August 2014 Dear Korea, I may not make a habit of this, but I thought considering our long affair together the least you deserve is an update on life without you. You know, it has been...
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#citygram
You won’t be surprised to hear that I’m still Instagramming away. The topic has changed, of course, and as has my user ID. Seeing as I’m no longer in Korea being Conzie in Korea just didn’t seem right,...
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People have the their own problems to worry about. You don’t need to hear...
That’s a very moody sounding title for a blog post, isn’t it? I’ll try to be brief. It’s pushing four months since I returned to Ireland after the long jaunt in Korea. There’s probably a lot to say...
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Writting Weapon
I have been writing a lot less lately as I explained. For whatever reasons, not only here on this blog, but outright I’ve written remarkably little in the past four months. Over the last few weeks I’ve...
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Dublin, It’s a Jungle
Dublin is a jungle, or it is something akin in its animalism. A hive. No not a hive, that implies benevolence towards fellow citizenry, and cooperation, and selflessness, order, prosperity, among other...
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Inside Georgian Dublin
Over the past few months I have been somewhat of an English language teaching journeyman. I have navigated my way up and down much trodden streets of old in search of language schools of varying...
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Irish Food: A Musing Inspired by my Classroom
This morning on the radio as I was driving to or from somewhere there there was a discussion about how Irish people are becoming the most unhealthy in Europe if not the world, and how diet related...
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Fifty Things You May Not Know About Me
In no particular order of importance… I’m a Scorpio born in the Year of the Sheep. I’ve been married for about six and a half glorious years +1 will be two in a few weeks, and she’ll be a big sister by...
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About Irish Alcoholics and Education Thingies
The story of the Irish woman who was refused a position in the Korea because of the alcoholism nature of her kind is one we are all familiar with (if you’re not here’s the original scoop!). It’s a sad...
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Back in Ireland, Back in Line
It is November now, and after almost five months back in Ireland I am beginning to see what drives people to be so committed and set such high expectations. A new sense of value has permeated everyone,...
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Advice I’d Give to Me
The likes of everyone is an expert at handing out wonderful advice they don’t abide by themselves. I’d be in that category. I am even adept at advising myself on things I should and shouldn’t do, and...
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Much About 2014
The end of the year is all about looking back on what happened, what was said, who did this, and other stuff. As a blogger I like to look back at what I wrote, but also what was read. It certainly...
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St Patrick’s Day Ten Years On
I was in Ireland for Saint Patrick’s Day for the first time in 11 years. That I was not excited about this lends a lot to my own feelings about Saint Patrick’s Day as a day of Irish celebration, which...
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Moments I Forgot to Mention
For every second that passes I cannot chart the exact action followed through. There are a lot of seconds, and there are at least as many actions. Granted there are plenty of hesitations and thoughts...
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Trying to Appreciate Time and Effort
I frequently look back on everything I’ve written in this blog and think that it has all been a complete waste of time. I can’t count the amount of words I’ve written, I’m sure there are several books...
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Time Decides for Ireland
Punctuality has never been a strong Irish trait. In historical terms Ireland is particularly late to appreciate things. But a bit like many of the buses I spent what seemed like my entire youth waiting...
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