‘We knew we wanted to live by the sea, and that is why we started to look in Malahide’, explains Belén. ‘Living near the sea on the south side of the city was prohibitively expensive, Malahide is very beautiful. Several years later, they were still looking. ‘We weren’t getting anywhere, then an opportunity came up in James’s work to move to Brazil to set up a branch business. It wasn’t to be a permanent move, just a couple of years, so we decided to pack up and go. One week after the contract was signed, we found the perfect location.’
Although they were now packing to leave the country, Belén decided that they were going to need a base in Ireland. The contract was for two and a half years and she wanted to return with a plan in place. They bought the house and prepared it for rental before setting off for Brazil. ‘We were really looking forward to living in Brazil, we love to explore new cultures and cuisines,’ says Belén, who is a nutritional therapist. ‘But we knew we were coming back to Dublin to raise our children, and were very happy about that.
This story is from the January 2020 edition of Ireland's Homes Interiors & Living Magazine.
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