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A Day in Besançon
On my second day in the Franche-Comté I walked about one of the oldest cities north of the Alps, climbed to the top of a grand fortress, and enjoyed some fantastic French cuisine. Read more
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Journeying through Fog
In my first day in the Franche-Comté I made my way from Lyon to Besançon with the help of a very generous Frenchwoman, after which I enjoyed a fantastic reunion and dinner with a good friend from home. Read more
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Travels in the Franche-Comté
From 9 to 11 March 2016 I had the opportunity to travel to the French city of Besançon, the capital of the Franche-Comté Region which lies in the east of France along the norther border of Switzerland. Franche-Comté is a beautiful region, a county with so much history, and so many traditions. Over the following three Read more
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Otters and International Relations
As surprising as it may sound, I find some distinct similarities between the world of otters and the academic field of International Relations. Otters live in small groups, with the mothers nursing their pups. Much of the study of otters comes out of just how they behave when confronted with other otters who they do Read more
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On Service
“… the best manner in which one can act for the good of nature, and the good of others is through public service.” Read more
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Where have all the flowers gone?
London – For the past two months since I arrived in England, my thoughts have been filled with a few things: school, friends, family, home, music, stories, films, and theatre just to name a few. But after Friday’s attacks in Paris, all of that is gone. Our world changed overnight. It was as if the screams of terror, Read more
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane 