My name is Michelle Quigley-Chapman. I’m the “Quigley” and my husband is the “Chapman.” People often find it strange that Lonnie, my...

I moved to Ireland in 2008, my first move without the cushion of children and/or a job to help with immediate acquaintances and friends....

Thanks for the opportunity to introduce myself. I was born and grew up in Belfast, which in many ways still feels like home. The Troubles...

My name is Catherine Hayes. I grew up on a farm near Cappamore. I’m the eldest of three. I have one sister and one brother and he farms...

The IWO, Limerick is made up of amazing and fascinating women, some of whom came to Limerick to live for a short term, some who came...

I grew up in Connecticut, and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Journalism from Northwestern University, where I’ll be...

I was born in Wimbledon, London to Irish parents and lived with my parents and brother in Wandsworth, South West London. I was educated...

EAST-WEST ART AND THE SOUL OF EXPATRIATE WOMEN Leslie Tate interviewed Iranian-born artist Maliheh Zafarnezhad about her...

My name is Patricia Anne Moore. I can say, in the words of Louis MacNiece, in his poem ‘Carrickfergus” “I was born in Belfast between the...

On our life journey we come to many forks in the road as in Robert Frost’s poem ‘The Road not Taken’ and we make decisions which will...

It's fascinating to look down the years of one’s life and identify the twists and turns which have led to the current day. Often the...

When I was asked to write about my I.W.O journey, I said no problem. I will do it in a few minutes, but taking a few minutes to write...

I had always intended to leave Ireland, to move to and live in an international environment and to “sow my wild oats” abroad. A “quiet” -...

Ireland! A remote green island on the edge of Europe, a country that did not catch my interest initially, much less living in it. I knew...

I am from Sofia, Bulgaria and have been a member of IWO for two years now. Since then, I have reinvented myself from being an interior...

My name is Sarita Berges and I have lived in Limerick since September 1998. My Canadian husband John and I moved here after his...

Before I came to Ireland, I lived in Suzhou which is a big and beautiful city near ShangHai. Suzhou’s charm is that it is both modern and...

My husband and I travelled to China in February this year and had a great time with my mother and my sister’s family, celebrating the...

Hi Everyone! I left it too late to have someone write for this month’s edition, so here I am! I hope you enjoy my story! I found out...

Dear ladies, Happy New Year ! Here we are in December 2018. Times fly. I landed in Limerick in August 2016 and joined IWO in October. Now...