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September 10th, 2017 I landed in Kuwait City. Exhausted, carrying more luggage than one person should be able to hold, and nervous but...
April showers bring...oh wait, it doesn't* rain in the desert.
*sometimes it does rain The whole beginning of this year has felt a bit like this: sometimes the days feel long, sometimes they feel...
Happy New Year?
I'm not sure if I can say Happy New Year now that we're a third of the way through 2018 but my blog has been filled with crickets, tumble...
Nobody Likes You When You're 23
At the beginning of the month I celebrated my first birthday abroad. It was about as exciting as any Tuesday birthday can be. To give...
The Island Kingdom of Bahrain (plus football...the Gaelic Kind)
As I shame myself for sporadically writing this blog I find it a personal victory to finally be caught up with the publishing of this...
See Shannon Run
The thing about doing something life changing, ya know, like moving across the world, is that you don't often realize just how many...
Beirut Roots
A pro to staying in the education world is that you're pretty acclimated to the way your breaks work and how to pace (and stretch) your...
Kuwaiti Sampler: Social Happenings
Personally, the thing I feel the most anxious about when going to a new place is meeting people and finding ways to keep busy. As I've...
Kuwaiti Sampler: Living/Culture
Alright, on to the next. I'm sure a lot of people are curious about what it's been like living here in Kuwait. I know that perceptions...
Kuwaiti Sampler: Work
I find it only fair to start with the reason I'm in Kuwait: my job. I work for a company called the English Playgroup (EPG). They have 25...
