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May 10, 2014
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This amazing boy on the left was the very first baby we fell in love with, the best big cousin for our three weirdos (despite the distance), and is graduating from high school today! Joshua, you are a strong, fun, talented and generous young man, and even though we’re not there to celebrate you today, we love and cheer for you every day. Congratulations! Now give your mama a hug from me because you know she’ll need it! #tbt
So with a few new followers thought it time for a #fridayintroduction. I’m Karen: a freelance writer (religion, faith, culture and parenting), even-winged Enneagram 6, and a newly naturalised charity worker (focusing on immigration, enculturation and the arts) in Dublin with my woodworking husband @matthew.huber and our three wily kids. 🇮🇪 . Originally from #KCMO, we’ve been in Ireland a decade and in our current home 5 years — the longest (by far!) we’ve ever lived anywhere. 🏠 . As an extroverted introvert, traveling alone abroad is my jam. And as a mum who’s dragged three littles across the ocean innumerable times, there’s really nothing in the world as luxurious as going by oneself to a new place with a loaded kindle and ear plugs. ✈️ . Our next trip? Back to the US for the summer and I guarantee I will look slightly more stressed than I do here.
Meanwhile... 10 yrs ago in Ireland... #happyanniversary 💚 #expatlife
How was YOUR Friday? This is a dramatic emoji rendering of mine: 🧠🤕🤷🏻‍♀️🙏🏼😬🏩😩🙌🏼🤦🏻‍♀️😴. At least the new GP office is lovely. (See all the slow-moving fun in my instastories 👆🏼) #waitingroomsofinstagram
Would you believe this pancake house is right next to the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam? It felt bizarre and unnatural to see the crowds lined up to take their picture by the front door (smiling as they point to her name) and boat hawkers on the canal, lending an aura of celebrity tourism, while we ate poffertjes under a twinkle light veranda just a few steps away from the greatest tragedy as witnessed by a 14 year old girl and her diary. And yet... wasn’t I there to see it, too? . We weren’t able to go inside the house (now a museum with a 2-month long waiting list) but we saw it, a stony silent tribute to her family and her story, and for me, that was enough. ps - the poffertjes were v v good. #tbt to two weeks ago
Today’s morning work date brought to you by @smithfieldthirdspace, @macswarehousedublin, immigration strategising, and dreaming of creative community. (This gorgeous space in Chapelizod provided some much-needed inspiration. 😍) #velvetashesdreams
 
 

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