Watching French TV

I try to keep up with French current affairs, new movies, sometimes music, but on the whole, l don't know much about what's going on in France, especially in terms of entertainment, personalities and TV programs. At least that was the case until a friend of mine gave us the link to a website...

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Christmas in Ireland: 6 surprising customs...

Irish people love Christmas more than the French I think, or at least that's what they're portraying. So here's a little list of surprising Irish Christmas "customs" I've discovered over the years... 1- Believing in Santa This is the strangest one of all. In France I would say the...

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Expat portrait: Cory Hanson

Today I’m sharing Cory’s Irish experience. I have never met him in person, but I have been an avid reader of his blog for the past two years. He made me discover parts of Dublin I never knew existed, even if I've lived in Ireland a lot longer than him!  I don't think I have ever come...

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Irish Christmas vs. French Christmas

Since I'll be spending my 13th Christmas in Ireland, I thought it would be funny to have a friendly "fight" between French and Irish ways of celebrating Christmas. 1- Decorations To be fair, not all Irish houses are decorated as much as the one above, but Irish people are definitely tackier...

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Bits and pieces

My state of mind at the moment.... Photo credit: Flickr I don't know what it is but I found it very hard to be inspired for the past couple of weeks. Maybe it was the events in Paris, the fact that I was extremely busy at work or just the run-up to Christmas... The fact is, I have about 5 drafts...

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All I want is peace

Until tonight I wasn't sure I wanted to write about the terrorist attacks that happened in Paris on Friday night. I am still a bit shocked and in disbelief to be honest. But I just feel like, in order to move on, I have to let it out. The fact that I live abroad is not helping. Not only I feel...

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Expat portrait: Marianne

Welcome to the first of my series of "Expat portraits" in which I tell the stories of foreigners who have made Ireland their home either for a few months, years or life.   Marianne is a 22 years old Canadian from Quebec, who lived in Ireland for 8 months when she was just 20. It doesn't seem...

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