facts from the first 40 pages

1. Once he was in Ireland - met a soldier form Iraq.
2. his family getting ready for a moving from the USA to Ireland, cork -
3. wife Jamie + 3 sons - Owen,
4. they have irish roots - jamie´s grandfather was irish, travelling in ireland, studying
5. the city of cork - everybody keeps peaking their nose into what is supposed not to be their own business
nice city
chaotic traffic rules - secret rules that only insider are aware about
6. meeting new neighbours - very open
It felt as if we were being welcomed into a village, rather than some annonymous foreign city.
7. irish potatoes
8. not able to pay with a american credit card
9. not able to open a checking account in the bank
10. they didn´t approve of the modern american way of life- antisocial, isolation, couples breaking up, future plans to move somewhere - merely wishes and words
11. 1973 rentes a bungallow in ireland
12. it´s the nature, tranqulity that attracts him
13. bun - housekeeper