<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I have houses in Atlanta and Cork. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock; MNStudio/Shutterstock</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I split my year between the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-moving-to-ireland-from-us-2022-2">US and Ireland</a>, living in Atlanta and Cork, respectively.</li><li>My Cork neighborhood is much more walkable, but I can find <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-loves-expensive-groceries-snacks-erewhon-whole-foods-2024-10">international groceries</a> in Atlanta.</li></ul><p>I live part of the year in <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/things-to-do-in-atlanta-georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, and the rest in Cork, Ireland. </p><p>My husband, a born-and-raised Irishman, has lived in Cork his whole life, but since I do many of my work events in the US, I continue to move between both places.</p><p>I love splitting time between two countries — particularly because I get to enjoy the wonderful things each one has to offer. Plus, my husband lives in Ireland, and it doesn't hurt that the country has one of the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.latitudeworld.com/passport-index/ireland-passport/">most coveted passports</a> in the world.</p><p>My everyday life in both places is similar, but there are a few stark distinctions.</p>