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Tag Archives: The Irish
Where Are We Going: Expectations of Life & Country
For migrants (emigrants and immigrants), notions of “destination” and “direction” are key. They are going someplace new, but, more importantly, they must concern themselves with where that place, their new home, is going. Is it going where they want it … Continue reading
Ireland Is Not One Thing: Why Immigrants Should Travel More
When we moved to Ireland in 2011, my wife and I promised ourselves that we would travel more faithfully in Ireland than we had in the United States. Though we’ve traveled quite a bit in the U.S., we’d fallen into … Continue reading
Why Do The Irish Like Being Told How To Live? Immigrants Expectations and Real Life Are Often Quite Different
My lesson for prospective immigrants reading this post is: you cannot always believe what you see, hear, or read when you are on the outside looking in. The reality in country is likely to be quite different. Beyond the logistical … Continue reading
Why The Irish Drink: Is Ireland A Country of Alcoholics Or An Alcoholic Country
The world knows Ireland as a country of pubs, and happy, hard working, hard drinking folk. Right, wrong, or indifferent, that’s the world’s impression, and it’s not entirely undeserved. In fact it’s often a proudly displayed badge of honor for … Continue reading
Posted in Irish History, Irish Life & Society, Pubs
Tagged Drinking in Ireland, Dublin pubs, Ireland, Living in Dublin, The Irish
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Bank On It: International Banking For Immigrants
When the idea of moving overseas became serious, I, of course, had fantasies of multiple bank accounts spread around the world. Perhaps we could even find a use for a Swiss bank account. But the reality of arranging functional banking … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About The Weather – How Weather Affects The Immigrant’s Way Of Life
For an American “southern boy” who has developed a serious allergy to heat and humidity, moving to Ireland has been a godsend. To say that the Irish look at me like my head is on fire when I tell them … Continue reading
Seeing The Sights: Learning To Be a Tourist In Your Own Home
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
Posted in Dublin Attractions, Dublin Life, Home & A Sense of Place, Irish Countryside, Irish History, Irish Life & Society, Things to See in Ireland
Tagged Dublin, Dublin attractions, emigration, family & friends, home, Ireland, Ireland Attractions, Living in Dublin, nationality, The Irish, tourism, travel
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Patriot Games: Watching the Olympics in a New Country
For the last month or so, watching the Olympics and thinking more and more about life in a new country, I’ve found myself contemplating loyalty to country and differences between patriotism and nationalism. When you grow up in America watching … Continue reading
Always New
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
Feeling Other – Racism and Racial Profiling in Ireland and Elsewhere
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