You’ve probably guessed from the photo that I’m an unusual contributor to this column: I’m rather younger than your average reader. I have been subscribing to the Weekly since 2013, when I moved to secondary school and grew too old for the children’s newspaper First News.
Since I am a relatively new subscriber, I can’t describe how the Weekly has followed me around the globe or be nostalgic about the thin-paper version, although it does sound very handy. I have always had my paper delivered to the same address, read it on the same commute to school, acquiring and clearing GW backlogs as exams came and went.
Although my family and I are British, we live in Ireland. I haven’t seen any contributors from here, so I am acting on behalf of my host country.
I like the back pages best, particularly What I’m really thinking, Notes & Queries (where I once had an answer published) and the beautiful descriptions of Nature watch. Other favourites include World roundup, Eyewitnessed and the fascinating Weekly reviews.
The Weekly always gives me something new to think about and material for discussions, although I’m constantly amazed by how little my peers know about current affairs.
As I expect to be moving to Hong Kong this autumn, I will soon be able to join the ranks of faraway GW readers, who are followed by their faithful editions.
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