Hi! I'm Aidan, I'm 27, and I moved to Ottawa six years ago to complete my Master's in International Affairs, specialising in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy. I've since been accepted into the Canadian Foreign Service as a diplomat and currently work in Indigenous Services.
As a dual citizen of Ireland and Canada, I had the privilege of living and working in Dublin last year with the Trade Commissioner Service at the Embassy of Canada to Ireland.
Outside of work, I run a freelance marketing business, captain my volleyball teams, and can usually be found playing pickup footy, painting, reading, cooking for friends, or heading to Pilates.
My dad, who was born in Ireland and passed just before Christmas, always said my love for Ireland was "in my blood". It's in my love of sea swims, hikes in the Mournes, how my heart swells showing loved ones Coumeenoole Beach, the indescribable sense of feeling at home there, and how a cup of tea with an ungodly amount of honey makes everything better.
Honouring that love as the Ottawa Rose means everything.
