A Visit to Trim Castle
I am in Dublin, Ireland this week to visit my company’s local office in Dun Laoghaire. After flying in yesterday morning and arriving at the bright early hour of 5 am, I needed something interesting to…
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Being a tourist in Belgium and Luxembourg
My trip to Belgium was not all work and no play. I got to do the tourist thing as well, and see a number of interesting places. Here are the more touristy pictures from my…
Visiting EU and NATO Institutions
I was privileged to attend a seminar on the European Union and NATO hosted by the Belgian Fulbright Commission. It meant a chance to see some of Western Europe and tour important international institutions that…
Bitter cold and how to see the New World
So it’s been a month since I’ve posted anything here. I’ve been bad at keeping up; between the new baby, school, and going to Belgium and Luxembourg I’ve gotten a little behind. I’m not going…
Martin comes to the world
Well its been quite an eventful two weeks. Finals are over, finally… I haven’t gotten all my final grades yet but I think I did well. I wrote three papers in about 9 days over…
Pyromania, an Anniversary and Finals
We’ve gotten enough snow that I don’t feel gipped anymore. Unfortunately after a week of nice snow it started warming up just enough to turn it all to a slushy mess. It’s been a busy…
Wesołych Swiąt!
A few days before Christmas we got a tiny bit of snow: It wasn’t quite enough to cover the grass completely, and it melted very quickly. I had expected the winters here to be far…
Helping old ladies and an invitation to Brussels
Last Sunday we were invited to enjoy some stampot, a traditional Dutch food, with our Dutch friends. It turned into a very multinational potluck that was a lot of fun. Our Italian friend was kind…
Learning Polish and three-year-old (in)sanity
Sometimes I get so involved in my routine that I forget I’m in a European capital. Then I look at a street sign and see three embassies nearby. I’ve been spending a lot of time…
Conferences and Rooftop Service
Another very busy week. We live on the first floor of our building (effectively three stories up over a business) so our view isn’t that great. This week I went up to the top of…