Posted by Danielle
on May 28, 2009, 6:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Possible move to Ireland late 2010-early 2011"
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Thank you both for the quick replies! Ultimately I want to go into nursing or some other branch of the medical field.
I read somewhere that you can get grant and scholarships through FAFSA to attend school overseas, so I think I will look into that more if I do decide to move there for school. If worse comes to worse, I can always finish up a degree or certificate program here, and once that is over, move for post-grad. 
Hopefully once my degree is finished, the economy will be good enough that I will be able to stay.
I think I will, indeed, move forward with my plans for summer school in Galway, and see what happens from there.
I started putting money away towards this today. The good news is, saving money on food won't be a problem for me because I am having gastric bypass surgery this summer, so I won't be able to eat much anyway. 
I subscribed to the newsletter... I'm looking forward to reading it! Just so you know, I went to the actual "newsletter sign up" section, and got an error message, so I just used the email box in the news section. Just something to look into in case anyone else is having problems.
--Previous Message--
:
: My news may not be any better than Scott's.
: But, unless they changed the student visa
: rule again, if you are enrolled as a
: full-time student, you can work for up to 20
: hours a week (and possibly 40 on vacation
: breaks, I'm not sure though). check
: www.entemp.ie for the specifics. However,
: the bad news is that tuition for Yanks (us
: Americans) is HIGH. But, if you want to move
: to Ireland (and it's SO worth it) buckle
: down, save all your money, live off Ramen
: noodles, and make your dreams come true. You
: may just have to push it back a year or 2
: and maybe the economy will have improved
: (I'm an optimist). And hey, if you're lucky
: you'll meet and marry the man of your dreams
: and that pesky international tuition thing
: will be mute.
: --Previous Message--
: By all means, think positively about coming
: over for the summer school. But, the
: government has just about shut the door on
: work permits and green cards for any job
: earning less than 60,000 euro per year.
: Unless you're an EU citizen, the work permit
: or green card will be necessary.
:
: There are some jobs available for foreign
: nationals in engineering, nursing, doctors
: but that's about it. They're firing nurses,
: for heaven's sake!
:
: Thanks to bad government decisions for the
: past 5 years, Ireland is now the worst
: affected industrial economy in the world.
: THe US economy looks positively glowing and
: healthy in comparison.
:
: And because the same awful govt. continues
: in place, the situation is getting worse all
: the time. We're in the process of digging a
: hole that is beginning to make Iceland look
: good in comparison.
:
: Galway is an economic black spot. There are
: very, very few new jobs available and, like
: I say, unless your skills are basically high
: end medical, there's probably not a lot to
: be found.
:
: Still, the sun is shining and when it does,
: Ireland is an incomparable place to be.
: Everyone has adjusted to the idea that
: things are terrible economically and getting
: worse and it's just part of the background.
:
: But, basically, the young Irish generation
: is emigrating in droves, in their thousands.
:
: So, no false hopes to be found here so far
: as being able to find work here. But, summer
: school if you can afford it, would be a
: great way to get to know something about
: Ireland and its ways.
:
: Sign up for the newsletter. I'll be sending
: out one on Monday or Tuesday with an idea
: for a free working vacation that at least
: will give you room and board for the 90 days
: your visitor's visa is good for.
:
: Scott
:
: Scott
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hello all, I stumbled across this message
: board when I had just about exhausted myself
: looking for information on moving to
: Ireland.
:
: A little background: I am 21 years old, from
: Northern California, and it is a lifelong
: dream of mine to live in Ireland. I don't
: have a collegiate degree as of right now, as
: personal circumstances in the last two years
: caused me to take a short break from school,
: but am going to be going back starting this
: fall. I would really like to participate in
: the NUI Galway international summer school
: program next summer, just to sort of get a
: feel for the area, and if all goes well,
: relocate to Galway within the following year
: and finish up my degree at the university.
:
: Will there be any jumping through hoops
: involved that I should know about now? I
: thought if I could maybe get a jump on some
: of those things, it would be much less
: stressful when the time actually comes. The
: only thing I have is a passport... I was
: actually supposed to go on a two-week trip
: to the west of Ireland this past April, but
: personal circumstances, on top of economic
: stress caused the trip to be canceled.
:
: If any of you know, I would appreciate any
: information on what sort of effect the
: recession is having on university students
: there. It's a stressful topic for me, as I
: have all of this ambition to do what I have
: always wanted to do, but the economy is just
: so terrible everywhere... I have been
: waiting to hear something, anything,
: positive. I have been planning this for so
: long, and am feeling really discouraged at
: the moment.
:
: Any input is appreciated. Many thanks.
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