Tag Archives: emigration

Going Home: Reflections On Visiting Your Home Country

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Glenn Kaufmann

In early February I found myself headed back to the United States for the first time since we’d left for Ireland in July of 2011.  While I was excited to go, I was filled with questions, and knew that neither … Continue reading →

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Getting Better All The Time: Building a New Life Overseas

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

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 →

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Pets Abroad: Moving Overseas With Pets

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

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 →

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Seeing The Sights: Learning To Be a Tourist In Your Own Home

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

Like many who enjoy traveling to new places, when we moved to Dublin, I deliberately distanced myself, mentally, and often physically, from the millions of tourists who visit Ireland each year.  “I live here now. I’m no tourist.”  I realize … Continue reading →

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The First Year

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

The first year living overseas is both an exciting and a challenging time.  Life is filled with almost daily “aha” and “aw shit” moments. Dealing with these moments is both the best and the worst thing about living in another … Continue reading →

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The Flavor Of Home

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

When you move overseas the “to be taken” list seems endless. But the list of things to be left behind is non-existent. It never gets made. In your frenzy to reduce the cost of shipping you jettison as much as … Continue reading →

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Calling The Euro Home

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

In the lead up to this week when Ireland votes on the Austerity package, I’ve given a lot of thought to the things that hold the EU together, and it occurs to me that, as much as Ireland is in … Continue reading →

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Always New

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

For the past week or so, I’ve been chasing a certain feeling/idea that has maddeningly remained just a step or two ahead of me. It’s hard to explain, but it’s the notion that living abroad gives you a constant feeling … Continue reading →

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Taxed In Two Places

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

Disclaimer: I am not a tax expert, and make no claim that the information listed below is accurate.  Readers are strongly encouraged to consult with a certified tax accountant, or the revenue collection agency in their country of residence, and … Continue reading →

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Feeling Other – Racism and Racial Profiling in Ireland and Elsewhere

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

In Backwards and Forwards, one of my favorite books on writing drama, David Ball says that two connected events create one action.  By this he means one inciting event invites/invokes/encourages a response event that becomes the inciting event for the … Continue reading →

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