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Some thoughts and experiences from our move to Dublin!
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Coming from San Jose California. Moved to Dublin in June 2011, mainly because we wanted to, partly because my husband was able to get transferred over in his auditing job. It was time for some new adventure!

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Budapest Bunnies Posted on 25/04/2013

We arrived late at night, and the city looked much the same as any other. Then the taxi rounded a corner, and through the rain drops on the windows, I fell in love with Budapest for the...   Read more
Spoiled Swiss Chocolate Posted on 26/03/2013

It had all the makings of a magical experience. But mostly it was cold. And grey.You see, we are spoiled. Jaded. Rotten I tell you! Oh, we're in a European city with narrow cobblestone...   Read more
Dining, and Donegal Posted on 19/02/2013

My hair, unbound, lashed at my face; long tendrils getting stuck in the crease of my mouth. Jon, two steps behind, put a hand to his hat as he looked up at me when I shouted to ask if...   Read more
We Saw Warsaw Posted on 05/02/2013

We've only ever seen it snow in the mountains. A snowy day in a city atmosphere seemed a little like movie magic, something that only happens in New York at Christmastime. Our trip to...   Read more
Yellow Canaries and Sunsets Posted on 02/11/2012

This was October. Winter in Dublin had just started making me wish we still lived in California. Losing light fast at a rate of an hour a month, I quickly made plans to fly far away: Spain!...   Read more
No Rain in Spain (or Portugal) Posted on 11/09/2012

For our 4th wedding anniversary (yay us!) Jon took me on a glorious Spanish getaway, where we spent a week basking in the hot hot southern European sun, trying to remember why we moved to...   Read more
USA! USA! Posted on 17/08/2012

For two weeks I sat at home watching the world's top athletes compete in some pretty incredible feats of the human body, expelling immense amounts of energy, looking absolutely...   Read more
Spoonful Of Crazy Posted on 17/07/2012

You know that kind of crazy weekend? The kind that when its finally over you sit there in the sudden silence, and it all comes back in flashes of color and snippets of sound? Like the...   Read more
Oh Oslo Posted on 22/06/2012

Have you ever been so frustrated that you are reduced to a crazed laughing fit? Oslo ripped out our souls & trampled them to a standardized pulp. And since its a country and not an...   Read more
People Smells & Memories Posted on 07/06/2012

What does home smell like? It isnt something I can ever put my finger on exactly, and simply saying that home smells like hot weather and faded cigarette smoke doesnt really convey the...   Read more
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