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Now Is the Next Big Thing
After last week’s post, I didn’t want to leave things on a down note for too long, so I decided to put an up spin on something negative that happened recently. Now that I’m living in Dublin, I’ve decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin Life, Immigration & Emigration, Modern Life
Tagged emigration, life lessons, philosophy, writing
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A Better Life
Well, this week’s post was going to be a service piece about organizing an international move. But after I read a recent blog post by “internationally known author, consultant, and futurist” Ian Morrison, that plan went into the bin. I … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration & Emigration, Modern Life
Tagged emigration, expat (expatriate), family & friends, France, home, immigration, nationality, philosophy, politics, United States, War
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More Questions Than Answers About Immigration
This week’s post was supposed to be “A Brief History of Immigration”, but as I began to delve into the topic I realized that there is nothing brief about this subject. It’s been going on in one form or another … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Dublin, fear, home, Ireland, life lessons, philosophy, politics, religion, stuff, United States
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