Brian John SpencerBack to Ireland here we go - great friendship, much room for changeBack to Ireland here they go. Great friendship, lots of room for change.Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Brian John SpencerMake Northern Ireland Great Again (#USx16 Day 10)I wake abruptly after a late night with John. My stomach grinds. I have three bags in my room, each spilling clothes and essentials and my…Oct 20, 2016Oct 20, 2016
Brian John SpencerThe art of politics in Ohio (#USx16 Day 9)I wake at 7.30am, I feel fresh and I begin tidying the room. I get confirmation from Suzy that I’m excused from today’s group event — a…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016
Brian John SpencerLearning from Columbus, Ohio (#USx16 Day 8)It was a late enough night in Easton but I feel good as I wake to a new Sunday in America.Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
Brian John SpencerColumbus, Here I Am (#USx16 Day 7)This Saturday is uneventful. Air travel by day and an evening to relax and socialise.Oct 16, 2016Oct 16, 2016
Brian John SpencerFarewell Arkansas (#USx16 Day 6)We get a lie in, which is most welcome for the pace has been relentless. Breakfast is just after 9am, then Walter of Global Ties Arkansas…Oct 14, 2016Oct 14, 2016
Brian John SpencerBreaking bread makes unbreakable bonds (#USx16 Day 5)I wake at six thirty in Bill’s hometown. I feel better for the early night. With many clean and unclean clothes, memory free and memory…Oct 14, 2016Oct 14, 2016
Brian John SpencerLittle Rock, Big Hope (#USx16 Day 4)I got out of bed at a quarter to seven. Normally I find early mornings excruciating, but for some reason, probably a combination of jet-lag…Oct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Brian John SpencerOut of Ireland have we come (#USx16 Day Three)I woke with a fast heart and dry mouth. I’m always anxious I’ll sleep in, worried also because I’m not keeping this diary up to date.Oct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Brian John SpencerWhen in Washington (#USx16 Day Two)The first day was long and tiring, but I couldn’t help be grateful. A century ago travel to America would have taken a week. Two centuries…Oct 8, 2016Oct 8, 2016