Wednesday, 2 July 2014

What’s this blog about?

Hello. I’m Eirwen, a soon-to-be pupil barrister from London. I am writing this first blog post from Ghana, having flown in last night through a lightning storm. I am 28 years old and I am nearing the end of my third “gap year”.

This blog has several raisons d’être. It is primarily to document the experiences I will have here in Ghana over the next six weeks, gratefully supported by the Commonwealth in England Barristers’ Association (CEBA) – more on that later. Additionally, this blog will address the often-asked question, “How do you do it? How do you manage to find the time/money/energy to go away for months at a time every two years?”.  In answering this latter question, I will also hopefully provide advice to other law students/junior lawyers on opportunities available for them to take advantage of around the world, and observations on my various experiences of legal systems and cultures I have been exposed to. Of interest to general readers, I’ll populate the blog with recommendations and tips on where to eat, where to stay, what to visit, for the various countries I have been to (though do note that my experiences have invariably been at the budget/backpacker end of the luxury spectrum).

So, in summary this blog is just another travel blog, but curiously aimed at law students, junior lawyers, or travellers more generally interested in the law. Niche, I know. 

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