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Lives in Ireland

Registration: 19 December 2005

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18 years ago
Multi Tongue Kids

Multi Tongue Kids: euro kids in France! by Multi Tongue Kids

Ciao! I just joined the Expat.com gang! I am an Italian native who lived 10 years in the US and has returned to Europe happily ever after. Currently based in Paris, I am raising my child quadrilingual (Italian, Dutch, French and English). I write ...

kazana

Kazana, thanks for your testimonial! Very impressive! I recently posted about Multicultural Patriotism, and would be curious to know if you have any patriotic feelings for Germany or for your native country, or neither. In fact, while there si ... Read More

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18 years ago
Julien

Can you live far from your better half? by Julien

Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...

kazana

hehe TC, at that time (2004) it also was illegal to use voice-over-IP for phone calls in south africa. I only found that out a year later, though, when it was "legalized". So, if you see a "wanted" poster from South Africa with charges of ... Read More

kazana replied to a thread
18 years ago
Multi Tongue Kids

Multi Tongue Kids: euro kids in France! by Multi Tongue Kids

Ciao! I just joined the Expat.com gang! I am an Italian native who lived 10 years in the US and has returned to Europe happily ever after. Currently based in Paris, I am raising my child quadrilingual (Italian, Dutch, French and English). I write ...

kazana

Hi MTK, I grew up in a bilingual environment (english & afrikaans) and we moved to germany when I was just about 9 years old, making me trilingual. A couple of years later, as I started learning french in school, we realized, that I found it a lot ... Read More

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18 years ago
Julien

Can you live far from your better half? by Julien

Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...

kazana

My wife and I were living apart for one year before we got married. She was studying in Beijing while I was still studying in South Africa. It was very tough, especially for her having the culture shock and all, and being all alone in a completely ... Read More

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18 years ago
ellokitteekat

Hiya from Ireland by ellokitteekat

Hello, my name is Sarah and I am a 29 year old American woman now living in Ireland...wondering if there are any other Americans out there living in Ireland or the UK that want to trade stories or advice on living abroad? :D

kazana

We're getting along very well over here! My wife's already in a job, and I'm in my final rounds of interviews, so I should be set soon, too. Yesterday, we finally bought a car, so we'll be heading for the Blanchardstown shopping centre soon. :) Why ... Read More

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18 years ago
kazana

The 5 first steps to setting yourself up in Ireland by kazana

Hi there, I just wanted to get some feedback on my latest post on my personal blog. It is called 'The 5 first steps to setting yourself up in Ireland', and it describes exactly that. I wish I had a short guideline like that before moving to ...

kazana

Thanks julien, I just added a link to the post in the wiki. Cheers, kazana Read More

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18 years ago

The 5 first steps to setting yourself up in Ireland

Hi there, I just wanted to get some feedback on my latest post on my personal blog. It is called 'The 5 first steps to setting yourself up in Ireland', and it describes exactly that. I wish I had a short guideline like that before moving to ... Read More

kazana replied to a thread
18 years ago
ellokitteekat

Hiya from Ireland by ellokitteekat

Hello, my name is Sarah and I am a 29 year old American woman now living in Ireland...wondering if there are any other Americans out there living in Ireland or the UK that want to trade stories or advice on living abroad? :D

kazana

Heya ekk, my wife and I also relocated to Dublin just a few weeks ago. We're not american (actually, we're German & South African), but sitting in the same Dublin Expat boat... :) Cheers, kazana Read More

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18 years ago
Julien

Podcast by Julien

Hi, I've found that very interesting blog, dedicated to podcasts: podcast magazine ;) Does anybody know where to find a kind of howto podcast? Cheers, Julien

kazana

Oh, and if that is not basic enough, here's thereal beginners guide to podcasting. Cheers, kazana Read More

kazana replied to a thread
18 years ago
Julien

Podcast by Julien

Hi, I've found that very interesting blog, dedicated to podcasts: podcast magazine ;) Does anybody know where to find a kind of howto podcast? Cheers, Julien

kazana

Hi Julien, try this: ABC of podcasting cheers, kazana Read More

kazana replied to a thread
18 years ago
Julien

Movies and books relating life in a foreign country by Julien

Hi, We've all seen Sofia Coppola's "Lost in translation", and I think expatriates liked it :) Would you advice other movies or books which relate life and experiences in a foreign country? Thank you, Julien

kazana

I actually didn't like "Lost in Translation", but that may be because I was alone in the middle of no where China at the time of waching. Harder to feel sorry for someone who is surrounded by other people at that point! :)haha! that is exactly what ... Read More

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18 years ago
lbcanaries

permexpatty words by lbcanaries

Having grown up around the world, a child of expatriates... and then becoming an expat myself... I sometimes think the term needs a bit of an evolution. My kids... 3rd generation expats, have lived in various countries... the only thing that gives ...

kazana

During the introduction course for foreign students in South Africa, they called people like that "Global Nomads". I think that's as close as it gets, eh? I definitely love that name. Read More

kazana replied to a thread
19 years ago
BerlinBear

Eine Frage für die deutschsprachigen unter euch by BerlinBear

Hallo liebe Leute! Ich hätte da mal eine Frage, und zwar: wie viele von euch sprechen Deutsch? Wie viele bloggen auf Deutsch? Und am allerwichtigsten: wenn es ein "Expat Forum" auf Deutsch hier gäbe, würdet ihr euch daran beteiligen wollen? Könnt ...

kazana

Ich haette nichts dagegen, in einem deutschen Forum mitzumischen. Bloggen tu' ich aber dennoch fast ausschliesslich auf englisch. Habe aber vor, in den naechsten 2 Monaten ein deutschsprachiges Blog auf die Beine zu stellen. Cheers, kazana Read More

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19 years ago
Julien

Expat hobbies by Julien

Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...

kazana

yeah, but even though there were a handful of incidents over the past years, i've never seen a shark while in the sea. many other surfers that have been surfing for years hardly ever spotted a shark, either. this one guy, though, told of a session, ... Read More

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19 years ago
Mandy

How long have you been far away?? by Mandy

Hi everyone!!! All of us here are travelling a lot away from our country trying to find either a nice job, a nice experience, or just simply a nice way of living...away from our home country! I wondered how many years you all had been abroad? ...

kazana

this depends on how i look at it. i was actually born in south africa, so being here at the moment, that would make it 0 years. but i'd call germany my home country (been living there for 16 years!), so in that case, it's been 3 years abroad for me ... Read More