Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Last week’s release of the sixth assessment report on climate change by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), revealed that some impacts of climate change are now irreversible, including rapidly rising sea levels and the vast melting of arctic ice sheets and glaciers. For those of us only just beginning the first stages of […]
A different country, a different language, different customs. You’ve been thrown into the deep end in a new, unfamiliar environment so it’s no wonder that you may be feeling a little overwhelmed and well, maybe even lonely. Simply put, it is thought that we feel lonely because we need to belong, and so we try […]
COVID has been a major spanner in the works for our travel plans, to say the least, and continues to be. Despite things getting moving again, fluctuating cases, quarantining measures and vaccination restrictions mean it may be some time before we reach normality when travelling abroad. In the meantime, we still want to seek out […]
As children, making friends was so easy. Does anyone really even remember trying to make friends in primary school? It seemed to just happen organically, whether it was because other kids lived on the same street as you or because you just so happened to be sitting next to each other on the first day […]
“The Cattle Raid of Cooley”, also known as Táin Bó Cúailnge is one of the most renowned stories in the Ulster Cycle in Irish mythology. Unlike the Mythological cycle in Irish mythology, which is about magic and folklore, the Ulster Cycle tells the tales of heroes, wars, and legendary figures. The Ulster Cycle is centered […]
Texas, the Lone Star State and birthplace of a southern drawl that just makes you feel welcome. Bless your heart. If you’ve already been, count yourself lucky, and, if you were hoping to travel there soon, then keep reading because we’re going to share with you the five best places you should visit on your […]
English has its variants depending on the country you are in. Therefore, when you go to a certain country, you will have to learn certain words or expressions that are used there. American English is not the same as British English, and English vocabulary in Ireland has its own particularities too. So, if you come […]
So, you’ve finally finished the last draft, you’ve tweaked every chapter to death, and now comes the task of publishing your precious book. But wait! How do you even go about doing that? Will you be an overnight success? What if they steal your ideas? If these thoughts have plagued you whilst you Google and […]
There are many reasons why people in their early 20s choose to travel. As kids, we usually have the first 20 or so years of our lives roughly planned out. First, you go to primary school until you’re around 12, then secondary/high school until you’re 17-19, and then, if you want, you go to college […]
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