In the month that followed our first 'practice session', Kevin and I continued to visit the island frequently. In the time we didn't spend on the island, we were both on the internet looking for new positions, tips and techniques that we could try out on...
I was working as a hotel maid during the summer to get some money together for uni. It was menial stuff, but it did pay quite well. On Tuesdays, I was a waitress in the café in the mornings, before going around cleaning rooms after breakfast when people s...
It was summer, although in Connemara, Galway, Ireland that only meant slightly less drizzle than other times of the year. The wind buffeted the small collection of houses affectionately referred to by my family as ‘The Village’. I lived in a large house i...
