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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 rea… more →
An American in Dublin
Bank On It: International Banking For Immigrants
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wrote 1 month ago: When the idea of moving overseas became serious, I, of course, had fantasies of multiple bank accoun … more →
Going Home: Reflections On Visiting Your Home Country
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wrote 2 months ago: In early February I found myself headed back to the United States for the first time since we’d left … more →
Outside Politics: Voting Away From Home
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wrote 5 months ago: Now that I’ve had a month to process the frenzy and climax of the American election, I realize that … more →
Getting Better All The Time: Building a New Life Overseas
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wrote 7 months ago: Just now, well into our second year of living in Dublin, I finally feel comfortable saying that life … more →
Pets Abroad: Moving Overseas With Pets
wrote 7 months ago: For many of us, whether we have children or not, our pets are like our children. And, right, wrong, … more →
The First Year
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wrote 10 months ago: The first year living overseas is both an exciting and a challenging time. Life is filled with almo … more →
The Flavor Of Home
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wrote 10 months ago: When you move overseas the “to be taken” list seems endless. But the list of things to be left behin … more →
Always New
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wrote 1 year ago: For the past week or so, I’ve been chasing a certain feeling/idea that has maddeningly remained just … more →
Taxed In Two Places
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wrote 1 year ago: Disclaimer: I am not a tax expert, and make no claim that the information listed below is accurate. … more →
Who, What, and Where Will Be Next
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wrote 1 year ago: It strikes me that the reason most people emigrate from the country they’ve always called home is to … more →
What Binds Us Together
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wrote 1 year ago: Even before we moved to Ireland, one of my constant refrains has been that the Irish seem to be univ … more →
A Christmas Story
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wrote 1 year ago: With no trendy shoes left, and supplies of the Xbox 003 running low, Mary wailed, and Joseph, stoned … more →
Love At First Pint: Finding The Right Dublin Pub
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wrote 1 year ago: For months it squatted on the edge of my consciousness. For more than 150 years it’s occupied a prom … more →
A Look at Dublin Expat Life After Three Months
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wrote 1 year ago: After living in Dublin for only a month, I had the temerity to post a list of five things I hated ab … more →
A Better Life
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wrote 1 year ago: Well, this week’s post was going to be a service piece about organizing an international move. But … more →
More Questions Than Answers About Immigration
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wrote 1 year ago: This week’s post was supposed to be “A Brief History of Immigration”, but as I began to delve into t … more →
Suddenly Ethnic
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wrote 1 year ago: When we left the United States there were no tears on takeoff, and no sudden feeling of not belongin … more →
Five Questions
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wrote 2 years ago: An Interesting Opportunity Will Come Your Way (Who, What, When, and Where) In December of last year … more →
