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Getting Better All The Time: Building a New Life Overseas
Just now, well into our second year of living in Dublin, I finally feel comfortable saying that life is going well. I won’t say, “better”. That’s not exactly why we moved. Despite months of pre-emigration planning, and few (if any) … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration & Emigration, International Moving, Modern Life
Tagged emigration, expat (expatriate), fear, home, immigration, life lessons, moving, nationality
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Pets Abroad: Moving Overseas With Pets
For many of us, whether we have children or not, our pets are like our children. And, right, wrong, or indifferent, the thought of leaving them behind when moving overseas is unthinkable. Fortunately, in recent years airlines seem to have … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy, Dublin Life, Immigration & Emigration, International Moving, Modern Life, Pets
Tagged Aer Lingus, Airlines, Bureaucracy, emigration, expat (expatriate), fear, home, immigration, Overseas Veterinary Care, Pet Express, Pet Transport, pets, quarantine, United States, vaccinations
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Moving Pets Overseas
WARNING: Service Post Those of you with kids and no pets may not “get” this post. But for those of us with pets and no kids, the notion of moving overseas brings one thought to the forefront. What about the … Continue reading
Posted in Before We Go, International Moving, Pets
Tagged Aer Lingus, Dublin, emigration, fear, moving, Pet Express, pets, USDA
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Suddenly Ethnic
When we left the United States there were no tears on takeoff, and no sudden feeling of not belonging. But, during our first few days in Dublin, something wonderful did happen. No, it wasn’t an “Oh my God, it’s full … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin Life, Home & A Sense of Place
Tagged Dublin, emigration, ethnicity, expat (expatriate), fear, home, Ireland, life lessons, nationality, tribe
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Don’t Go Away Angry….Just Go Away
When I tell people that I’m moving to Ireland one of the more frequent responses, regardless of political bent, is some riff on, “God, take me with you. The way things are going in this country, I’m dying to get … Continue reading
Posted in What's Behind All This Madness
Tagged Dublin, fear, home, Ireland, life lessons, philosophy, politics, religion, stuff, United States
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