Living in Ireland, I learned they had quite the drinking culture. Okay well, I actually already knew that, but I didn't realize how thoroughly engrained it is in their society. The weather is not often nice, and instead often cold and bitter. What better way to spend the day than in a nice warm pub, … Continue reading The Irish Whiskey Museum of Dublin, and Why You Need to Go
I've been in Paris for about 3 weeks now and I finally feel like I have fully settled in. I bought some furniture on Le Bon Coin, I started a babysitting job, and I've been more serious about studying French. Now that I have adjusted to my living space I want to spend more time … Continue reading My Paris To-Do List
Back home in Texas, I'm a huge fan of Craigslist. I love being able to buy used items which is essentially a win-win-win: win for me for getting an affordable item, win to the seller for getting money for their unwanted item, and win for the earth because well reusing an item instead of buying … Continue reading Le Bon Coin: The Craigslist of France
I'm a huge fan of thrifting and finding a good deal. As I have grown older I have tried to adopt policies of buying less, buying higher quality, and buying reused (recycled, up-cycled, second-hand, whatever word you want to call it). I find buying new to be mostly unnecessary and in some cases a waste … Continue reading Thrifting in Dublin
Oui, c'est vrai! About a week ago I packed my bags and left Dublin for good and took a flight to Paris where I met my boyfriend at the airport and have begun a life in the proclaimed City of Lights. Overall, Dublin just wasn't doing it for me. It was cold... and well rather … Continue reading I Moved to France
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!)
