For close to 80 million people worldwide who claim ancestry, Ireland has proven to be unique as perhaps the only country in our world where such a diverse group of foreign nationals feel a strong connection to a land beyond their own. In 2015, Ireland became my second home. Standing with me the Irish diaspora …
A few years ago I was exploring the winding, bustling passages of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar with the most uncomfortable backpack ever to be designed. What’s more because it sat on my back I was cautious (as I would be in any big city) that I couldn’t monitor or fight off would be pickpockets, “karate chop.” …
