Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Typical situation in the XXI century. You watch the favourite series on your monitor in a car in the time of driving. On the left hand side you have a steering wheel and a sandwich while messaging your friends on smartphone to the right. Doing many things simultaneously makes us think that we are not […]
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About thirty five percent of the world population drives on the left. Thank you Britain. But do we have the right to judge them ? Actually, in a feudal past, when people needed letters and dove to send a Tweet, everybody was driving on the left. Why? About the ninety per cent of people are […]
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‘The Alliance Français’. The non-profit organisation and a registered Irish charity. They are trying to make Dublin more French, and make it friendlier for the big minority of Napoleon compatriots here. It is not easy, and even more difficult than finding beaches in The Czech Republic. The Alliance Français had 50th anniversary in 2010 […]
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It was November 13th when the Islamic terrorists attacked Paris. In ‘The Bataclan Theatre’, during the concert of ‘The Eagles of Death Metal’, 89 people were killed. Three months after, this metal band returned to Paris to finish their concert. When ‘The Eagles’ lead singer, Jesse Hughes, started to sing his first song, it was […]
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Now you can ask. What does this title mean and why does it sound so strange ? Because it is in Gaelic and it means ‘hardest language to learn’. But actually there are languages which are a lot more difficult for foreigners. You can now find a partner with only using English pretty much anywhere. […]
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There is no other country in Europe that has changed so much in last few years. From the conservative, homogenous place inhabited only by the local people, Dublin became one of the most multicultural places on the continent. This could have a lot of advantages for the Irish society and economy. That’s why ‘Integration Roadmap […]
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Do you know this situation when you hear somebody speaking in a foreign language and it is quicker than Ferrari driven by Usain Bolt? Is it the result of unfamiliarity or maybe different languages have different paces? Linguist François Pellegrino along with his team at the University of Lyon in France have answered this questions. […]
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He once said that ‘if there is a God, his plan is very similar to one without a plan’. Fortunately, he knows what he has to do. Help people whose lives are too a lot different to ours. That’s why Eddie Izzard will run 27 marathons in 27 days through South Africa and get money […]
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If you are interested in movies and understand the origin of the title, you can’t miss the Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF). Films from the whole world will be shown and none are expected to be no good, bad or ugly. It will be the 10th edition and we have to get full metal […]
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