Tag Archives: travel
Let’s call a frog a frog and a spoon a spoon
I think as a journalist being neutral is the key to successful writing. People don’t care what you have to say, they care about having the facts presented to them in a fair way that makes them understandable. This is a challenging task in Belfast. As an outsider I feel I have no right to […]
Hey dude, will you pass the salt?
Huge portions. 32-oz soft drinks. Cheeseburgers, greasy pizza, and chili cheese fries. Salt. Paying for services you’ll never see. Our flat “O” accent. And in the case of being from Illinois, multiple arrested governors. These are my first thoughts when talking about being an American. But there’s so much more to it than […]
Discovering “home”
I think there are two versions of home, the one that will always be there waiting for you, and the home that is where you make it. When you’re in one place you always miss the other. Right now I am living in a foreign county, and although we are gradually becoming closer, essentially I […]
Lets talk journalism
Today was our first day of official class for the ieimedia journalism students. We did a lot of brainstorming and talking about what we wanted our blogs to focus on. Pictures are such a big element in multi-media journalism and Katie, James and I are going to try very hard to capture the beauty of […]
Packing List for NI
I can’t believe it is already time to start packing for a Northern Ireland summer again! I looked back to our 2012 blog and realized I was doing the exact same thing at the exact same time last year – worrying about what shoes to bring and if my suitcase was big enough. This year, […]
