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Category Archives: Emigrant/Immigrant Life
Foreign & Domestic: Expat Loyalty & The European Union
Shortly after moving to Dublin, as I started to learn more about the EU, I began to hear locals speak of the U.S. and its Federal Reserve banking system in lofty terms. It seems that out here on the fringes … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy, Emigrant/Immigrant Life, Europe, Irish Economy, Irish Life & Society
Tagged Brexit, Dublin, euro, European commision, European Union, Greece, Grexit, Ireland, Irish economy, nationality, politics, U.K., United States
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Expat Or Immigrant: What’s In a Name
Recent articles in The Guardian the Wall Street Journal’s “Expat” blog have discussed the racial implications of certain migrants being called “expats”, while others are labeled “immigrants”. That got me thinking. And that’s always a dangerous thing…. Yes, “expat” … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant/Immigrant Life, Expat Living
Tagged Africa, emigration, Europe, expat (expatriate), immigrant, immigration, migration, nationality, refugee, United States
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Learning the Language: Social Context Clues For Expats
One of the first things my wife and I noticed when we arrived in Dublin was that being American (or presumably from anywhere else) was kind of a mixed bag of good and bad. On the one hand, as long … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin Life, Emigrant/Immigrant Life, Expat Living, Irish Life & Society
Tagged Dublin, Dubliners, emigration, Ireland, Living in Dublin, tea, The Irish
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InterNations: A Useful Resource For Expats, Emigrants, & Immigrants
Apologies in advance for the shameless self-promotion, but for those of you who didn’t see it on the Facebook page, I wanted to let y’all know that An American in Dublin was recently profiled on InterNations, a terrific web-based resource … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin Life, Emigrant/Immigrant Life, Expat Living
Tagged Dublin, emigration, expat (expatriate), immigration, Internations, Ireland, Living in Dublin, migration, moving
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The Land Of All Things: For Expats There Is No “Perfect” Place
For those of us who like to travel, and have long wanted to live overseas, we often imagine that there’s some country/place out there, some golden, shining bastion of goodness that will cure everything, and be our “perfect” place. Sadly … Continue reading
Expat Ambassadors: How Migrants Answer For Their Home Countries
Given recent events, I’ve found myself watching from afar and wondering if we migrants (immigrants and emigrants) will ever be free of national accountability. Will there come a time when we won’t be called on to explain the actions (“right”, … Continue reading
Vagabondage: Moving Abroad & Travel Lust
We like to joke that, “The best part of living in Europe is: you’re close to the rest of Europe.” That’s our cute little, hopelessly self-absorbed, First World privilege way of saying “we love to travel. Ask us where we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin Life, Emigrant/Immigrant Life, Expat Living
Tagged Dublin, emigration, expat (expatriate), home, immigration, Ireland, migration, moving, travel, United States
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Love You From Afar: An Expat’s View Of Change At Home
For expats knowing where (and what) “home” is can be difficult. For many of us, we’re not really “locals” yet, but we aren’t really part of that place we came from anymore either. We’ve moved on. It/they have moved on. … Continue reading
The Expat’s Guide to Housing: Irish Landlords, Renting & Foreign Property Ownership
One of the first things that expats have to adjust to in their new home is the local outlook towards renting and property ownership. In the U.S. if you don’t own, or aspire to own at some point, you are … Continue reading
Playing the Skins: The Expat’s Second Chance At Life
As adults we rarely get the chance for a “do over”. When you move overseas, you are, to a greater or lesser extent, given the chance to change who you are. You can try on different masks, and be someone … Continue reading