In just under two weeks, on October 24th, I am going to vote in my first election here in Ireland. Now, this isn’t the first election I had the right to vote in since becoming a citizen (you …

I haven’t written anything in a while, mostly because I have been lucky enough to do a lot of traveling – in Paris for the months of April and May, in Annecy for work for a week in June…

Ten days ago, people hoping to get their Italian citizenship through Italy's long-running policy of jure sanguinis had the rug pulled out from under them - the headline on this article from CNN.com pretty much sums it up - ITALY SLAMS DOOR ON PEOPLE HOPING TO CLAIM CITIZENSHIP THROUGH GREAT-GRANDPARENTS. On March 28th the Italian government issued an emergency decree that drastically altered who qualifies to have their Italian citizenship recognized though jure sanguinis.

Those reading might be pleased to hear that I am taking a break from the political posts this week - there will always be plenty to write about concerning the tyre fire in the US and therefore the world but today, I want to write about... walking. I happened upon an article in The Economist last week about the 50 most walkable cities in the world.

I have been dreading this weekend since early November. This last weekend. On Monday, the US becomes a country I no longer recognize or understand. I’m feeling so sad and so scared about what…

So here we are, the the start of another year. And in my circle, a lot of us are entering into 2025 holding our breath for various reasons. My industry took a nosedive in 2024. There has been an on…

It’s been nearly a month since the US elections and I’m still not okay, nor are a lot of other people – some of whom have reached out to me about what it actually takes to be able…