Patrick McAndrew

So there was a room in the house where they would come in and they would be presented. They would come in to design the engagement ring they wanted. And then my mom would take the design and go to Antwerp and get it made. And then they would come back and she would have a bottle of champagne and we would see the joy and we would... maybe have a meal with them and talk with them.

So there was a room in the house where they would come in and they would be presented. They would come in to design the engagement ring they wanted. And then my mom would take the design and go to Antwerp and get it made. And then they would come back and she would have a bottle of champagne and we would see the joy and we would... maybe have a meal with them and talk with them.

You know, that sort of nature, that very convivial nature was very normal in my household growing up. So there was always different cultures, different characters. And growing up as a young kid, I grew up in London before I moved to Ireland and For a number of years and during that time in London, I actually lived in a gallery.

You know, that sort of nature, that very convivial nature was very normal in my household growing up. So there was always different cultures, different characters. And growing up as a young kid, I grew up in London before I moved to Ireland and For a number of years and during that time in London, I actually lived in a gallery.

So my parents had rented the flat that they had in London and then took out a lease on this gallery to manage the expenses of it all. They built drywall and they built rooms within the gallery, which were never there. It was just a big open space and they built like a little apartment and a home at the back. And when I would leave my bedroom, I would walk out onto the gallery.

So my parents had rented the flat that they had in London and then took out a lease on this gallery to manage the expenses of it all. They built drywall and they built rooms within the gallery, which were never there. It was just a big open space and they built like a little apartment and a home at the back. And when I would leave my bedroom, I would walk out onto the gallery.

So when I would come home from school, I would enter in through a gallery to get to my room. And when I was there and my mom was, she didn't really have many staff.

So when I would come home from school, I would enter in through a gallery to get to my room. And when I was there and my mom was, she didn't really have many staff.

So if there was a lot of people coming through as a five-year-old or a six-year-old, it was my role to guide them around and show them the pieces of glass and the pieces of art and keep them entertained for a few minutes until my mom could speak to them. All of that, I think, the way of observing and engaging with people has sort of been inherent to my lived experience.

So if there was a lot of people coming through as a five-year-old or a six-year-old, it was my role to guide them around and show them the pieces of glass and the pieces of art and keep them entertained for a few minutes until my mom could speak to them. All of that, I think, the way of observing and engaging with people has sort of been inherent to my lived experience.

We also had the most traveled man in the world stay with us for a few days. I don't know if he still holds that title, but he did at that time. He had been traveling for 24 years, and Ireland was the last country on his world tour. So I came home from school one day and my mum was at the kitchen table chatting with this guy and she said, this is Mike Patrick. I think I was telling you about him.

We also had the most traveled man in the world stay with us for a few days. I don't know if he still holds that title, but he did at that time. He had been traveling for 24 years, and Ireland was the last country on his world tour. So I came home from school one day and my mum was at the kitchen table chatting with this guy and she said, this is Mike Patrick. I think I was telling you about him.

He's the most travelled man in the world. I heard him on the radio three days ago. I sent a text into the station and said, if you're coming to Galway and you need somewhere to stay, just let me know. And he called her up on the phone. He said, hey, is this Julia? And she said, yeah. He said, it's Mike. I've just arrived into Galway bus station.

He's the most travelled man in the world. I heard him on the radio three days ago. I sent a text into the station and said, if you're coming to Galway and you need somewhere to stay, just let me know. And he called her up on the phone. He said, hey, is this Julia? And she said, yeah. He said, it's Mike. I've just arrived into Galway bus station.

Is that offer still standing to stay with you for a few days? And she said, absolutely. So we got to hang out with him for three or four days and He had been in Somalia. He had been in Mogadishu. He was one of the first tourists there in a very long time. He was in the town across, not very far away from, in Iraq, where Osama bin Laden had been captured. He traveled through Afghanistan.

Is that offer still standing to stay with you for a few days? And she said, absolutely. So we got to hang out with him for three or four days and He had been in Somalia. He had been in Mogadishu. He was one of the first tourists there in a very long time. He was in the town across, not very far away from, in Iraq, where Osama bin Laden had been captured. He traveled through Afghanistan.

He had been all over, you know, places that you rarely hear about. He was a quirky character for sure, but it was interesting conversations with him.

He had been all over, you know, places that you rarely hear about. He was a quirky character for sure, but it was interesting conversations with him.

Well, it started out with speed reading. So I was teaching speed reading memorization workshops online. Around the country, I was going into schools and colleges and companies like Bessemer Trust, Northern Trust, quite a few hedge funds and investment banks, helping these people improve how they processed and retained information.

Well, it started out with speed reading. So I was teaching speed reading memorization workshops online. Around the country, I was going into schools and colleges and companies like Bessemer Trust, Northern Trust, quite a few hedge funds and investment banks, helping these people improve how they processed and retained information.