New York City population: 8.2 million – “the most densely populated major city in the United States”

Dublin Borough: 2,083

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NYC land mass: 304.8 square miles

Dublin:3/4 mile square

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NYC landscape: islands and skyscrapers and government housing

Dublin: farms (dairy, veggie and beef)

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Our previous apartment: 2nd floor of a 3 family home

Now: 2-story house

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before: no yard

now: 1/2 acre

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before: not enough closets

now: plenty of good closets, basement and garage and “attic” space

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gas prices: Above $4/gallon

now: $3.54/gallon at our last fill-up

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before: dropping off laundry or washing at my parents’ house

now: laundry in the basement

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before: 1hour and a half to get both boys to thrie respective schools

now: one school, 3 miles away

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before: lots of friends and awesome church family

now: I don’t know anyone, and we haven’t found a church yet.

Those are some of the cahnges I can think of right now.

Lots of great ones, but definitely some hard ones as well.