British Christmas crackers are such an essential part of Christmas dinner, and in this British Christmas crackers tutorial, you’re going to learn how to make them at home! Christmas crackers aren’t actually edible crackers, but rather a cardboard structure with trinkets inside that “crackle” or pop when they are pulled apart. History of Christmas Crackers […]
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Whether you’re an expat, a study abroad student, or the occasional traveler, culture shock is not a foreign concept. Well, if you want to get technical, it actually is a foreign concept, but you know what I mean. We often use the phrase, “culture shock” to describe the feeling of being awed by a foreign culture that
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Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about reverse culture shock symptoms and reverse culture shock as a study abroad student from prospective study abroad students heading off in the next term or looking to come to London at some point in the future. Those conversations are filled with excitement and curiosity and nervousness
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I’m going to level with you. Finding the best American food stores in London was one of the first things I did when I moved to the UK from America. (Well, after reading the book Watching the English, which you should absolutely click here to check it out on Amazon as it’s my #1 recommendation
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When I first got into the UK on a Tier 4 visa when I was a study abroad student in London, I needed to get my UK driving license by the end of the summer, as that would have been a year since I had been in the country (any longer and my American license
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While much of my time has been spent living in the UK as an American, an increasing amount has been spent in the USA with my British husband, seeing the bright lights, straight roads, and free refills of America through his eyes. From the USA ESTA process to tipping culture, here are my top 5
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Expats talk a lot about culture shock and the things that take getting used to when moving from the US to the UK. The list is endless, but one of the more surprising differences for me was the NHS. The NHS, or National Health Service, is national healthcare funded by the public. For an American
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This time of the year tends to be a popular time to apply for a UK Visa, whether it’s to start your upcoming Spring semester studying abroad in London or attempt to spend the holidays with your English spouse or partner. To help anyone undertake the mammoth task of applying for a UK visa, I’ve
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I’ve talked about my journey of moving to London from America before, but I remember months and months of desperately Googling things like “how to move to the UK from America” and “how to move to London as an American” many times when I was first starting out. You are basically hoping for a miracle
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These past few weekends have been ‘wedding season,’ not only for me, but also for the dozens of coworkers and friends I’ve spoken to who are hopping from wedding-to-wedding this month. There’s something about spring and summer in the UK that makes it a perfect time to say “I do,” which is wonderful for the
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