Christmas crept up on me completely. Whatever ‘Christmas spirit’ is supposed to be, it bypassed me until Christmas Day itself…
Where I write about my first Thanksgiving in America!
The reason for this blog, ostensibly, is to cast an eye on America through the eyes of an outsider, an…
Where I wonder if life here is really all that different to life at home? (Spoiler: no, but I’ve loads of nice photos)
I write all the time here about things that are different from home, but I was thinking this week that…
Tipping in America; why we’ve just gotta put up or shut up (or go to Wendy’s)
What’s more American than tipping? That infuriating system that makes a $50 meal cost at least $60, where you end…
I miss RTÉ and the calm of the Six-One news.
I don’t exactly ‘get’ the whole impeachment business. Joe Soaps like me need the complexities of events interpreted for us…
Imperfect places
Chicago’s Art Institute is perhaps one of my favourite places on earth, and certainly in this city. I love to…
What’s the story with people hating on Greta Thunberg?
Not me. I’m not hating on Greta Thunberg, I’m a massive fan. And I cannot understand why anyone would disagree…
Climate Action: how America can teach Ireland what not to do.
The other night Greta Thunberg was asked what differences she saw between the climate movement in Europe and the US…
Ten Things I Love about U(S)
I think this is what a listicle is. Here’s ten things I really like about the US/Chicago. As an aside,…
“What’s going on with #Brexit?” I hear you ask. Here’s my go at an explainer. Put the kettle on.
For decades the Conservative Party (or the Tories as they’re more widely called) have been squabbling about the European Union. The…
The GAA, a sense of belonging and my top (only) tip for living abroad.
“It wasn’t a conscious thing, but I noticed as the weeks passed that I didn’t feel like an anonymous stranger in this city anymore”
History’s class
In 2019 it’s awful hard not to look around the world and wonder at all that could have been prevented…
I just love Queer Eye. So I wrote about it.
I’ve started watching Queer Eye, the Netflix revival of the hit show from the 2000s where five gay men –…
In which I prophesise with my pen about what’s coming down the line for Irish consumers
American consumer trends tend to find their way across the Atlantic Ocean, whether it’s via roll-out by a global corporation,…
Americans are great for inspiring political rhetoric; it’s time for some of that inspiration craic in Irish politics.
I was watching the Democrat debates on Tuesday night when I came across a Guardian article challenging the portrayal in…
Immigration. Yeah, I went there.
I think about immigration and race all the time. The traces of those who came before me are everywhere in…
Land of the free! Home of the brave! Cans of wine! Independence Day 2019 and the stories nations tell themselves
I didn’t buy into the whole sea-to-shining-sea business on Thursday but I was more than happy to participate and be swept up in it. Like a big Yank.
Where I invite you to check out where I live…
Rogers Park is a suburb in northern Chicago, on the banks of Lake Michigan and ten miles from Navy Pier…
The time I visited Springfield Illinois and wondered where all the people were.
Springfield, IL is the state capital of Illinois. It has no nuclear powerplant, but Abraham Lincoln is buried there and…
Making new friends at 33, but in a super-cool way, not a needy way or anything…
I’m on Twitter and I’m a constant delight; @doireannmarkham Making friends is not something I’ve had to think about for…
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