Author Archives: Glenn Kaufmann

About Glenn Kaufmann

I'm an American freelance writer, photographer, and web publisher. I specialize in writing about travel, food, arts, and culture. I also write dramatic scripts for stage and screen. I'm based in Ireland.

What We Left Behind – Phantom Pains of Friends and Family Back At Home

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

Living abroad has been a mixed bag of ups and downs on every front.  But I never realized how much family and friends mean to us, and how “distant” I could feel until disaster struck last week, and close family … Continue reading →

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Dublin Cabbies – The Mobile Opinion Poll

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

When we moved to Dublin we made the conscious decision not to have a car.  Lack of personal transportation coupled with the fact that we’re still learning our way around has meant that we’ve leaned on Dublin’s network of cabs … Continue reading →

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Electing a President – Irish Presidential Politics

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

Few things make you feel more isolated, non-assimilated, and, at times, deeply amused, than watching a presidential election take place in your new home when you have nearly as much at stake as any other local resident, and absolutely no … Continue reading →

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Out In the Country

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

From friends, family, and casual acquaintances we hear: “I LOVE Ireland.  It’s so green. I’m definitely going someday.” Yes.  It is.  It really is as green as everyone imagines it to be.  And the cottages, stone fences, and the fields … Continue reading →

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Shaw Didn’t Blog – A Writer is Humbled by Dublin’s Literary Heritage

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

As someone who has suffered the fevered sickness of literary aspiration for more years than I care to count, I was firmly put in my place this week during a visit to the Dublin Writers Museum.  When held up against … Continue reading →

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A Look at Dublin Expat Life After Three Months

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

After living in Dublin for only a month, I had the temerity to post a list of five things I hated about living in Dublin and Ireland.  Two months on, I have three times the perspective I had at that … Continue reading →

Posted in Dublin Life, Friends & Family, Home & A Sense of Place, International Moving, Irish Life & Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Take Two And Call…..? A Look At Irish Health Care

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

Caveat – What follows is all entirely my assessment, because nobody, even the Irish Government’s website, can give you a lucid, easy to digest description of what is and is not covered, when, by who, and for how much. One … Continue reading →

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How to Plan an International Move

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

WARNING: Service Post Now that the last of our stuff has arrived almost entirely intact, I feel good about moving this topic perpetually off of the “upcoming” list and talking about the what, how, and a few of the horrors … Continue reading →

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A Better Life

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

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 →

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Ties That Bind – Ireland Remembers 9/11

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

As someone old enough to remember watching the events of 9/11 unfold on television, it was amazing to experience the tenth anniversary of those attacks on New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon in the country that, more than any other, … Continue reading →

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