What even is American food? I have found there is no easy answers. To take a long historical view, perhaps a better starting place is the fact that the all-American apple pie isn’t actually native to the United States. It came, along with the apples themselves, from England. No wonder the only definition I can …
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A certain home run?
I consider myself a sports junkie, a fan of almost any code or discipline under the athletic umbrella. I admire the skill, athletic prowess, mental strength and teamwork that blends together to create a magnificent spectacle almost all of the time. American sports, in particular, promise so much. Packaged as unmissable shows of raw power, …
Hurling, Football, and Rugby oh my!
While the world of sports is not particularly something I would say I know a bunch or care a bunch about, but living in Ireland sports is a huge part of the culture. The Irish really care about their sports, and I have learned to care about them too. So here is the basic run …
Dining with the Irish
The months before I left the United States to embark on my five month long Irish adventure, what I was most excited to experience was the traditional cuisine. I am a foodie through and through, so getting to chow down on food that is different than what I am used to is a dream. I …
Entertaining the Irish
From trad-pubs to rock to the cinema, Irish entertainment is much more than this American every thought it could be.
That’s showbiz, baby.
The Americans have done their ‘darndest’ to spread their ideas and culture globally, infiltrating, what we would call, proud nations and subcultures. When looking at American entertainment through an Irish persons’ lense, I was struck at how normalised it has become on our island. From Hollywood films, to pop stars topping our charts, to social …
A Day in the Life 