American looking for camera-addicted pen pal

Halzen

I'm an American male (Irish/German ethnicity), and my goal is to save up enough to move to Dublin within the next year or two. I'm an obsessive thinker, so I've spent a lot of time looking at apartments, Irish stores and service providers, and just zooming around Dublin city center in Google Maps street view.

I would like to do some emailing with a young Dublin resident, native or otherwise. I'll probably fill most emails pelting you with random (and probably very boring) questions about daily life in Dublin, and Ireland in general. Ideally, you'll be willing to put up with the clueless foreigner, and can freely chat about your day-to-day life in the city; pictures would be an immense plus. I would, of course, be happy to answer any questions about life here (or whatever else you're curious about), or just chat when you need someone to.

If you're a young, Dublinian email addict and this appeals to you, please reply with a little something about yourself. I work at home, and am on my laptop pretty much all day, so you won't have to wait long for a response if I decide I like you. :P

challengemaster

Probably not the answer you're looking for but incase you dont already know this - Irelands economy is essentially screwed at the minute. Theres already loads of people leaving to go to America because there aren't enough jobs, etc etc.

My advise to you would be stay where you are.

Halzen

challengemaster wrote: »

Probably not the answer you're looking for but incase you dont already know this - Irelands economy is essentially screwed at the minute. Theres already loads of people leaving to go to America because there aren't enough jobs, etc etc.

My advise to you would be stay where you are.

You're right, that isn't what I came here for. You might let your Irish emigrating buddies know that the economy isn't exactly fantastic here, either; if they want to flip burgers, they're coming to the right place, but their certificates aren't gonna help them.

AnCatDubh

You might be interested in the Dublin City forum here on boards - lots of the mundane of being in Dublin on there - kinda the good, bad, and the ugly.

Even with the country somewhat banjaxed it's still not a bad place at all (this, perhaps depending on your level of general optimism ) and we will ultimately recover - probably a little distance to go on that front yet.... but getting there, and it might be well worthwhile to be here for an upturn.

Good luck with your journey

samhail

Might be worthwhile getting a few people on facebook that are in dublin so you can follow them there.

Dades

OP, you could also join Flickr and see if there are any "Dublin" groups you can follow.