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The Cold Plunge: A Home and a Job

April 20, 2025April 17, 2025 Kate Kelsen

In this post, I face my anxieties and uncertainties in Galway as I search for a job while bouncing between temporary housing.

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The Cold Plunge: Into the West

April 13, 2025April 5, 2025 Kate Kelsen

In this post, I leave Dublin behind and head west to Galway, where I land in the middle of the International Arts Festival.

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The Cold Plunge: Lonely in The Liberties

January 26, 2025December 15, 2024 Kate Kelsen

In this post I share about experiencing loneliness, anxiety and overwhelm as I continue to navigate my first few weeks in Dublin, and how a catch-up with a friend helped me shift my focus for my time in Ireland.

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The Cold Plunge: Irish Life Begins

December 8, 2024December 15, 2024 Kate Kelsen

In first week of my year-long working holiday in Ireland, I navigate emotional highs and lows as I build my new life from the ground up.

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The Cold Plunge: The Irish Chapter Begins

December 1, 2024December 15, 2024 Kate Kelsen

In this post, I arrive in Dublin, and face off with my deepest fears as I take the first steps into my 12-month working holiday in Ireland.

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