A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post asking for advice on where I should go on a planned trip around the UK. In typical fashion, you guys responded with some really great suggestions. Well, things have progressed since then and I have definitely decided to write a book about my adventures studying ‘Life [...]

Yesterday I mentioned the song ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me.’ So, today, on Anzac Day, I thought I’d have a bit of a dig around on YouTube and see if I could find a clip of it for all the non-Aussies out there. This is a version by the Hunters & Collectors who recorded it [...]

I woke this morning and was struck by the thought that today is a bit like a metaphor for my life at the moment – a day that falls in the crack between a day celebrating English nationality, St George’s Day, and Anzac Day, a day that defines how Aussies feel about themselves. After four [...]

I love this song by Speedmarket Avenue. And I love the fact that the film clip was shot in Skansen. Dorky guitarist. Feisty girl in a red coat. And moose. What more could you want?

As of last month I’ve been living as a permanent resident in the UK long enough to apply for citizenship. All I have to do is sit the new citizenship test, cough up a sizable wad of cash and I can get my hands on a British passport that’ll allow me to live and work [...]