Tag Archives: emigration

Now Is the Next Big Thing

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

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 →

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Who, What, and Where Will Be Next

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

It strikes me that the reason most people emigrate from the country they’ve always called home is to find a “better life”.  Granted there are as many ways to define better life as there are people emigrating. Often that means … Continue reading →

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What Binds Us Together

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Glenn Kaufmann

Even before we moved to Ireland, one of my constant refrains has been that the Irish seem to be universally friendly and welcoming.  I knew there would come a day when that feeling would be tested.  And earlier this week … Continue reading →

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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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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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Modern Immigration

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

Having looked at what have been the most common reasons how and why people migrate/emigrate, I now have to ask, are those reasons still valid today? In today’s world, where we are all (or most of us anyway) citizens of … Continue reading →

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More Questions Than Answers About Immigration

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

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 →

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Moving Pets Overseas

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

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 →

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