13 | Living island life in Orkney and feeling humbled by neolithic dig sites with Hannah Swierstra

from Notes from your phone · host Fika Digital

In this episode, I'm joined by Hannah Swierstra, an email marketing techie based in Orkney where she's trying to live the good life and renovate her cottage.Hannah shares a note she wrote after visiting the Ness of Brodgar dig site in Orkney. The conversation starts with us discussing Hannah's move to Orkney and her transition to living the quiet island life before turning to discussing neolithic dig sites and our amazement at such old history, traditions, and cultures.Tune in for a calm, cosy chat where Hannah reflects on island life and we think about how life must have been all those years ago.Enjoy!-----Find the pod online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Your host: Tasmin Lofthouse (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Guest: Hannah Swierstra (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Business Instagram / Personal Instagram⁠ / Substack)Resources: BBC show mentionedProduced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fika Digital

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