In Conversation with Alumnus Christian Wallace, Writer, Screenwriter and Journalist from West Texas

And Christian, welcome back again to Galway.

Uh, it's, uh, has, uh, has...

When was the last time you were here?

I was actually here about a month ago.

Uh, but that was the first time I had been here in seven years.

Yeah, I was back for, uh, one of my friend's stag, [laughs] stag parties.

[laughs]

So, um, uh, that was in, uh, Carrick-on-Shannon.

Yeah.

And then afterwards I just came and spent a few days in Galway-

Yeah

... to just kind of reacclimate myself.

And first thing I did, of course, was go to Naughton's, and there was, uh, Gerry Hanberry in the corner with a pint, and I felt, "Okay, I'm back in Galway." [laughs] This is-

And you had known Gerry from back in the day when he was-

I love his poetry.

Ah.

And so, um, yeah, it was, it was just such a nice welcome back to see one of your favorite poets-

Good

... sitting with a pint in front of him in one of your favorite places in the world.

Y-

That pub, so...

And Christian, welcome back again to Galway.

Uh, it's, uh, has, uh, has...

When was the last time you were here?

I was actually here about a month ago.

Uh, but that was the first time I had been here in seven years.

Yeah, I was back for, uh, one of my friend's stag, [laughs] stag parties.

[laughs]

So, um, uh, that was in, uh, Carrick-on-Shannon.

Yeah.

And then afterwards I just came and spent a few days in Galway-

Yeah

... to just kind of reacclimate myself.

And first thing I did, of course, was go to Naughton's, and there was, uh, Gerry Hanberry in the corner with a pint, and I felt, "Okay, I'm back in Galway." [laughs] This is-

And you had known Gerry from back in the day when he was-

I love his poetry.

Ah.

And so, um, yeah, it was, it was just such a nice welcome back to see one of your favorite poets-

Good

... sitting with a pint in front of him in one of your favorite places in the world.

Y-

That pub, so...