During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Jack Banks from Co.Limerick, now living in Houston Texas.

During this conversation Jack speaks about growing up in Limerick, moving to Dublin, the highs and lows of his time in college, completing a PhD, making the move to Houston, the GAA community abroad, what he has learned over the years and much more. As a postdoctoral research fellow in the University of Texas Health Science Center, Jack shares all about his journey on how he got to where he is today, his why behind it all, what life is like living in Houston, how he has built a community abroad alongside the things he misses from home and what he things being Irish abroad is all about.

During this conversation Jack speaks movingly about some challenges he's faced, his reasoning behind his decision to move, the importance of creating connections abroad and so much more - so make sure to give it a listen today.

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