Thursday, 21 May 2015

The referendum and why I'm not allowed to vote...

Posted by Anne Canaveera on Thursday, May 21, 2015 in citizenship, expat life, referendum

In case you are living on another planet (or maybe just in another country), tomorrow is the referendum about gay marriage (and also about lowering the age of presidential candidates but no one seem to really care about that one). Over the last few weeks, I have seen my Facebook feed...

Homework overload

Posted by Anne Canaveera on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in cultural differences, parenting

I wonder why Irish teachers give kids so much homework. Do you know it is prohibited in French primary schools (although it's not implemented everywhere)? And there's even a study that suggests homework has limited value until secondary school. I just can't take it anymore. When you think...

My former life as a call-centre agent

Posted by Anne Canaveera on Monday, May 04, 2015 in A to Z, expat life, My Irish experience

I've been a bit nostalgic lately, thinking about the first few years of my life in Ireland. That's probably because I've been talking a lot with younger French people who are the age I was when I moved here. So today I am writing about my call-centre experience. I used to work as a Customer...