A Chocolate and Roses Kind of Day?
Valentine’s Day. It turns social media feeds into a monochromatic rainbow with every shade of red. People share their love stories as if they’re fairy tale dreams come true. Romantic gestures, from dinners out to theatrical wedding proposals, fill every feed. Images of baby Yoda are replaced with chocolates, wine, and roses. And if baby […]
From Home Exchange to Daydreams to a Novel
With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, I thought I’d share a glimpse into how Irish Encounter was born. In the summer of 2000, my family took a home exchange to Ireland. We stayed for three weeks in Galway and then moved down to Bandon, County Cork, for three more weeks. During our stay in this beautiful […]