Autumn Foliage in Holland Park

Happy Halloween! Londoners will tell you that Halloween is not as “big” here as it is in the US. While that is not untrue, there has been plenty of Halloween festivity and cheer to be found here in London! Stores here carry some Halloween things (along with the beginnings of Christmas decor!).…

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Friday Few

I think you can tell that things are picking up over here in London, as I have only a few pictures from the past week to show for it! Between getting into the swing of things with freelancing, getting involved with a social club for Americans here and doing my…

Friday Few

It’s amazing how different a week can be when you’re somewhere new. When I think about our second week here compared to the first, the feel is completely different. We’re getting more settled for sure, but the uprootedness we (should have) expected is becoming more apparent. Still, what a city!…

Expat Life at Almost Two Weeks In…

We are starting to settle in here, as tomorrow marks 2 weeks since we arrived in the UK. Andrew’s job has provided me a resource to help me get settled and they sent me some reading about culture shock. Until I read it, I wasn’t really thinking we were experiencing it.…