I need to learn french. Well at least I *should* learn french. Why? Well I'm dating a french boy and if I want to become part of his culture, well I need to learn his language. He already speaks good english, but as I've learned more about him and gotten closer to him I realize … Continue reading Crossing into the French Language
After immigrating to Ireland and already spending loads of time at the immigration officer, the last thing you want to do is deal with getting a PPS number. But fortunately, it is not as painful as other Irish bureaucratic processes can be! I had spent 4 hours trying to register for immigration at the INIS … Continue reading Getting a PPS Number
Before I came to Dublin, everyone told me that transportation is great. “Buses run everywhere, you can get everywhere with the bus!” Well that’s true, but only if you have an hour to spare. We found that in a lot of cases, walking is actually faster than waiting for the bus, missing your connection and … Continue reading The Wonderful Experience of the Dublin Bus
Getting a bank account in a new country can be difficult. You have to prove a bunch of documents, somehow prove your current address, and get lucky enough that the bank thinks your documents are sufficient. Well, there’s an easy way to have banking now with new online banks. You just have to apply, put … Continue reading Banking in Ireland (and the EU!)
If you have already received your WHA and are trying to get an immigration meeting, I'm here to inform you that only half the troubles are over. You may have heard that getting an immigration meeting in Dublin is hard. In my opinion, difficult, frustrating, and stressful are all better words for "hard." There is … Continue reading INIS and GNIB
You may have done some basic searches for medical insurance abroad and seen some of the larger companies in the US and their outrageous costs for medical insurance abroad. Paying $100 for a certain number of months in advance to get your visa approved can be daunting and very costly. What do those plans even … Continue reading Medical Insurance for the Working Holiday Visa
My first language exchange! July 3 - I have been in France for 3 weeks now and have been actively learning and studying the french language. Let me tell you, it’s not easy! For an English speaker, who has studied a bit of both Spanish and Italian, reading the language isn’t too hard, especially since … Continue reading My First Language Exchange
