irenehalpinlong's Blog

Location: Office kitchen, St. Peter Port, Guernsey Date: May 2014 (ok, the month might be wrong, I might have made that bit up) It was 10a.m., or thereabouts, and I had more than likely lost the will to double entry book-keep so off I toddled to the kitchen. Cup O’ Clock. My favourite time of the working day. I always offered to do the tea round in the morning for the team. There were seven of...

Hello everyone, My name is Irene. In August 2015, I moved back to Ireland after living in the Channel Islands for over thirteen years. When I left Ireland, I was 22 years old. I had one bag, a passport and approximately GBP 350 in cash. Returning to Ireland, I had a South African husband, a five month old daughter, more than one bag, a renewed passport with an older photograph and a plethora of...