Shenanigans of an American trying to navigate a new country
Shenanigans of an American trying to navigate a new country
Disclaimer: this is not my usual self-deprecating blog post. I’ve tried to see the humor in some of it but, honestly, this doesn’t have a happy ending. The day Matthew and Nancy were set to arrive to Dublin, I was wide awake. It was 430 in the morning and I couldn’t sleep out of excitement. …
Ghostbus TOURS! (I really hope they did that on purpose). Per the usual, I’m late blogging. But seriously, Do Dublin for the win again. Every time I’ve visited Dublin, I have always wanted to do their Ghost Tour. It runs all year but around Halloween, they seem to have way more times. So, Rob and …
I haven’t posted in a while; I had some visitors (yay family!) and then took a cooking course last week. Yummy! My brother, Matt, and his wife, Nancy, visited a couple weeks ago. It was so good to see family. We picked them up bright and early from the airport and had a full Irish …
I’m pretty sure I haven’t ridden a bicycle in about 20 years (I can’t be sure, I’d have to double check with my mom). Dublin seems to be very cycle friendly. There are cycle lanes on all the major roads and people cycle every where. So Rob and I got bicycles. He’s already cycling to …
This weekend was all about celebrating. Friday we had our appointment at immigration. To say immigration here is easier than back home would be an understatement. After a little over two hours, I officially have permission to remain in Ireland for 3 years! If our immigration system was that easy, I’d still be in the …
Rob started work on Monday so true to who I am as a person, I moped around the house. My anxiety does tend to get the best of me from time to time and being on my own for the first time since we got here, I figured I’d hide inside. Since rob didn’t have …
Getting settled here. Rob has been going up the the hospital to meet his new colleagues, we’ve both gotten set up at the gym so now I actually have to work out (ugh!), and Gertrud is getting to know her new settings. Our little neighborhood is absolutely adorable! But the rain! It literally rains EVERY. …
I don’t know if you know this, but I hate change. It makes me all sweaty and anxious. I’m pretty sure the look in my eyes is similar to a wildebeest right before it gets eaten by a lion. So navigating a new city is SO. MUCH. FUN! A list of firsts for me: 1. …
Getting Ireland was an adventure all on its own. Flying with a 60lb dog? Not that simple. I found a wonderful company called Pet Relocation who helped coordinate Gertrud’s entire move (petrelocation.com). Rebecca, Irene, and Jennifer communicated with me throughout Gertrud’s entire process. They helped get her paperwork completed so she did not have to …