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What We Left Behind – Phantom Pains of Friends and Family Back At Home
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
Dublin Cabbies – The Mobile Opinion Poll
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
Posted in Dublin Life, Irish Life & Society, Modern Life
Tagged Cabs and cab drivers, Dublin, Irish economy, Living in Dublin, politics, The Irish
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Electing a President – Irish Presidential Politics
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
Posted in Dublin Life, Irish Life & Society, Modern Life, Politics
Tagged Dublin, immigration, Ireland, Irish Presidential Elections, Living in Dublin, politics
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Out In the Country
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
Posted in Dublin Life, Irish Countryside, Irish History, Irish Life & Society
Tagged Dublin, Ireland, Irish Countryside, Irish History, politics
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Shaw Didn’t Blog – A Writer is Humbled by Dublin’s Literary Heritage
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
A Look at Dublin Expat Life After Three Months
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 bike, Dublin, Dublin Weather, expat (expatriate), family & friends, freelancing, Ireland, laid back, life lessons, Living in Dublin, online teaching, University College Dublin (UCD), utilities, working from home
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Take Two And Call…..? A Look At Irish Health Care
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
Posted in Bureaucracy, Health Care, Irish Life & Society
Tagged Bureaucracy, Ireland, Irish health care
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How to Plan an International Move
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
Posted in International Moving
Tagged banking, emigration, immigration, moving, pets, stuff, utilities
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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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Ties That Bind – Ireland Remembers 9/11
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