Photos from Matt's trip to Spain to follow shortly....fan noimead amhain!!

Bhi me ansin irith an Samhain, ar feadh seachtain amhain, ag cuairt ar Ronan, a bhi i Kansai liom cupla mi o shin. Bi athas an domhain orm nuair a bhuail me le David Ralph, a bhi i mo rang Bearla i nGaillimh cuig bliain o shin, agus sinn ar an eitlean...ta seisean ag deanamh a PhD i dtireolaiocht anois san Alban. Chonaic me Toledo, Segovia, cluiche peile (Atletico Madrid v Villareal (3-4) i Stadio Vincente Calderon), flamenco fior, 's d'ith agus d'ol me go han mhaith. Ni raibh an lingo chomh dona mar a cheap me, ach ba cheart dom proper study a dheanamh chun an litriocht, stair agus mar sin a thuiscint go maith.

Taim fein ar ais ag staidear i Luimneach tar eis Nollaig ciuin deas. Beidh me i bPort Lairge don Bliain Nua, 's beigh posadh mo dheirfuir in Eanair againn...

Agus cupla griangraf eile....

Bainigi taitneamh as na griangraf seo, le bhur dtoil....an bliain seo chugainn, ba mhaith liom nios mo a dheanamh chun m'obair a thaispeaint daoibh! Rainen, nihongonoryokushiken nikyuu wo suru tsumori desu....saikin aimashita Nana san ha, Limerick ni iru atarashii Japanese teacher ni naru to omoimasu ga. Hontou ni ganbarimasu! Jyouzu ni naritai! Zia Augusta, Monica vengono per il matrimonio della mia sorella Lisa in Gennaio. Ho anche la speranza di andare a trovare il mio Zio Franco a Reggio Emilia fra poco. Und hab' ich mit Jeff ein video "Die Rutles gesieht" - sehr gut Jeff! WIr mussen der CAN DVD zusammen sehen...Ola die Waldfee!!

December 2007

Things can change a lot in a year. Last Christmas I was taking it easy down in Okinawa; this year it's been a fairly heavy transition - leaving Japan, coming back to Eire (Apparent) and getting stuck into the PhD. In and of itself, that change hasn't been so difficult, but a lot of diffuclt challenges unfolded. I've never been sick in my life, so ending up unwell was a right pain, literally, mentally and all the rest. Some of life's rosy tints were washed away, but at the same time, I found that solace can be found in the strangest places! It's hip to be an island, but sometimes, you have to let the water wash over you. Disappointed not to have more photos on here, but I'll make up for that by adding a few Matteo classics, and here's to 2008!