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Tag Archives: expat (expatriate)
Love At First Pint: Finding The Right Dublin Pub
For months it squatted on the edge of my consciousness. For more than 150 years it’s occupied a prominent corner in Milltown. Finally, it could be avoided no longer. This past Saturday night we were destined to try The Dropping … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin Attractions, Dublin Life, Pubs
Tagged Dublin, Dublin pubs, expat (expatriate), home, Ireland, Living in Dublin
6 Comments
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
13 Comments
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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More Questions Than Answers About Immigration
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
Suddenly Ethnic
When we left the United States there were no tears on takeoff, and no sudden feeling of not belonging. But, during our first few days in Dublin, something wonderful did happen. No, it wasn’t an “Oh my God, it’s full … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin Life, Home & A Sense of Place
Tagged Dublin, emigration, ethnicity, expat (expatriate), fear, home, Ireland, life lessons, nationality, tribe
12 Comments
Five Questions
An Interesting Opportunity Will Come Your Way (Who, What, When, and Where) In December of last year my wife Kalpana accepted a teaching position at University College Dublin (Ireland – Thank the gods not Ohio). This is a great position … Continue reading