If I seem like I’m in a bad mood it’s because I’m apartment hunting. Again. And believe me, hunting is the correct term. It’s a jungle and if you even glance at the apartment that I’ve got my eye on I will regress a few thousand years and go all…
It doesn’t matter where you’re from, once you move to the US, you’re bound to find some things a little strange. In fact, the culture shock in America is so widely felt that you’ll find heaps of posts across the internet from expats and travellers, describing the things that made…
I’ve been observing the driving culture of California for eight months now and I finally feel that I’ve gathered enough firsthand experience to make this bold statement: Californians can’t drive. I wish I could say I feel better for having said that, but the truth is I’ve muttered those same…
Yesterday I asked a question of bathroom etiquette on Facebook that flushed out some fairly adamant and, at times, surprising responses. America’s weird toilets are apparently well-known amongst the expat community. But I felt like I didn’t come anywhere close to reaching my toilet humour potential. Nor did I get…
Do yourself a favour. Don’t mess with these guys. Have you ever tried shipping something to fair America? Maybe I should be more specific: Have you ever tried to ship any of your own belongings to the US? I have. And if you’re a customs official, there’s no need for…
The radio sucks, my iPad is dead and I don’t have any CDs. There’s an hour of gridlocked traffic ahead of me. Here’s the list of things that amused me in the San Francisco car park also known as the 92. 1. Laugh at anything that could be at all…
It’s been a while. Granted I’ve been slightly busy. New job, new apartment, new furniture and countless trips to utility service centres with my passport to prove that I actually exist. Generally slashing and burning my savings like a kid who’s finally gotten control of their trust fund. It’s…
We’re not locking you in, we’re locking them out I’m a week older but it feels like I’ve gained about a thousand year’s worth of Living-in-the-US points just from the seemingly simple tasks of finding an apartment, buying new furniture and moving in. Yes, that’s right. After exactly 10 days…
