Archive for April, 2007

Culture Shock #11 - in which our hero says goodbye… three months early

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 Posted in Culture Shock, Passau, blogs, germany, goodbyes | No Comments »

Sob. I can’t believe it’s come to this so soon. It doesn’t seem like nine months since I first strolled into the Observer office for a visit and left having ... Read more..

If the Dáil was full of superheroes and kids’ TV characters…

Monday, April 23rd, 2007 Posted in Ireland, blogs, irishblogs, politics | No Comments »

  Bertie Ahern Clearly the good old Superman - actually has no real powers other than balls, but still manages to survive pretty much *everything*. See also Velcro Girl's Evil Twin Brother ... Read more..

Culture Shock #10 - in which our hero gets stared at. Loads.

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 Posted in Culture Shock, blogs, germany, irishblogs, rant | No Comments »

When you’ve never properly lived outside Ireland before, moving abroad will always be a daunting experience. One has to worry about accommodation, food, company, often the language... I really could ... Read more..