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The European gestalt as experienced by an American woman married to an Irish man, a spy in another country.
Welcome.
- Lorraine Seal
- Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll enjoy reading about what it's like to move from Southern California to Ireland and then to Salzburg, Austria, learning a new language and customs, exploring new territory, and understanding life in a new way.
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