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Adventures in Amyland
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The adventures of an American expat braving the English university system and shopping on Oxford Street whilst crossing of the places on my "must see" list.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 110 )
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Not All Toilet Paper is Created Equal
Toilet paper is one of those things that you probably take for granted if you aren’t a university student like I am. Let’s face it, life is just all downhill... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
How to Do Laundry European Style
#1. If you haven’t worn that shirt at least 3 times or those jeans about a bajillion times, kindly fold them back up and put them in the clean pile. #2. Cram... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Adventures in Plumbing
We’re having some plumbing issues as you can tell. And since the problem is the kitchen sink, my housemate felt it appropriate to wear the kitchen gloves to... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
How to Keep Others from Eating Your Food
Student living sucks sometimes. This is one of those times. Now, anyone whose ever lived with students knows that they are just downright jerks half the time. Read more
Posted on 21 March 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
What is Tarhana Çorbası?
Like any good 25% Lithuanian person would do, I eat rye bread, which is a bit of a task to find in the UK. Fortunately for me I have a continental grocery... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Review: Inside Job
*If you’re one of those that likes to blame absolutely everything on “The Man” then this review is not for you. You’ve been warned. So, this documentary Inside... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO -
Everyone Thinks They’re an Expert on the USA, Part 1
The first installment where I sound off on the silly things, and sometimes downright wrong things, people say about the US and Americans.... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Cost of Living Abroad
Rent: £450 Bills: £30 Travel: £80 Food: £100 Misc: £100 Knowing that you made it into a top 200 university (4th for International Relations) back when it... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Planning Barcelona
1. La Sagrada Família, but only the outside. I happen to be of the vehement belief that if you’ve been in one church (or palace/castle) then you’ve been in... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Alin
My (very) irresponsible flatmate decided that it would be a good idea for him and his girlfriend to get a cat together. Don’t get me started. Read more
Posted on 10 March 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION