It’s been a bit of a minute. I’m typing this on my phone and I’ve always written on a laptop; it feels a bit weird. It’s smaller. I think when you have a job it limits you to a physical space and time. You have to get up each morning and eat lunch and leaveContinue reading “2024”
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The Resting of a Steak
Written in summer 2020. The urge to write often creeps across me in the night-time. Laying in bed I’ll try to turn off my mind, normally with the assistance of a Bon Iver album. Sometimes the strategy works, sometimes not. Tonight seems to be one of the latter. My brain is full of ideas. IdeasContinue reading “The Resting of a Steak”
Kintsugi
It’s colder here. The air is crisp, the ground muddy. I hadn’t seen mud for nearly a year. It’s darker here too; literally. It is home, though. Edinburgh. Returning is… comforting but jarring. Especially in 2020 – there are no welcome pints in a dimly lit pub. No mass gatherings, marching side by side withContinue reading “Kintsugi”
126,400 minutes
It’s been a minute, or should I say ‘its been 126,400ish minutes’ since I last posted. Apologies – I’m not entirely certain on the reasoning behind the lack of contact or content. I had planned to write a semi-political post about the political climate in Britain. I’d also drafted ideas on: the handling of COVID,Continue reading “126,400 minutes”
Less than three weeks here…
Read aboot my heed.
Teaching, Eating, Reading, Drinking
I’ve been training to be a teacher (CELTA) for exactly one week.During that time I’ve reflected a lot. I’ve thought about; why I choose to re-train, what I was like as a student, what I’d like to get out of my time here, how much planning goes into a 45 minute lesson, how bad myContinue reading “Teaching, Eating, Reading, Drinking”
8hr Walk, Tattoo, $90 Motorbike
It’s been an interesting few days. On Friday I fought the hangover and the hangover won ♬. Sometime during the week I was messaged by a Vietnamese woman named ‘Van’ on Facebook. Van has lived all over the world, 16 countries to be precise including Cork, Ireland where some of my family hail from! VanContinue reading “8hr Walk, Tattoo, $90 Motorbike”
Corona, Kidnapping & KFC
Days 3/4 WEDNESDAY started off with me ordering a ‘grab-bike’ (think uber motorbike) & heading into the centre of Hanoi to meet the couple I’d mentioned in my first post (from the Facebook group). We met around 11:30am and had hoped to try some of Vietnam’s famous ‘bahn mi’. It’s like a baguette with differentContinue reading “Corona, Kidnapping & KFC”
First Full Day in Hanoi
Today I spent my first full day in Hanoi. After arriving yesterday around 13:30 I headed to my accommodation, a traditional Vietnamese house up a wee alley, then headed out to the West Lake to explore. As seems to be the case with many Scots I found myself in a bar and indulged in HanoisContinue reading “First Full Day in Hanoi”
Giraffe Gaffes 