10 Things I am Glad I did in my First Year of my Ph.D.
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D., specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. A […]
Tag Archives: living in the UK
Photo Hike
Today I decided to take the camera with me as I went about the city. I thought I’d share some of the sights we enjoy here in Durham. […]
Durham Regatta 2014
Rowing is a serious sport in Durham. The River Wear meanders through the city and the central features of Durham are located on the peninsula formed by the oxbow in […]
Father’s Day 2014
Father’s Day in the UK is celebrated on the same day of the year that it is celebrated in the USA. (Mother’s Day moves each year in the UK as […]
British Breakfast Silliness
One of the wonderful things that we have enjoyed while living in Durham is the lack of additives in foods here. There are a multitude of artificial ingredients that are […]
Meg is in the kitchen
Today I have packed most of my winter things and filled most of one suitcase with items that we probably won’t need before we leave in three weeks. We brought […]
Banking in Durham
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. Setting […]
Finding Internet Service in Durham
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. If […]
Setting Up Cell Phones in Durham
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. […]
On My Commute
Beth has posted several photos of little treasures that she has found in/around Durham. Today I thought I would post some of mine. Last night we had some friends over […]
Television in UK, Part 1–British Television
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Traveling in the UK, Part 2–Air Travel
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. Since we […]
A Picnic, a duck race and a queen
Yesterday was a bank holiday here. Schools were closed and most people were off work. Some dear friends of ours, Giles and Nancy, invited us to go on a picnic […]
Field Trip Friday # 22
This Friday our history teacher and school bus driver, Mr. Ray, picked us up and we headed just down the road to Binchester Roman Fort. Mr. Ray had told us […]
Nothing much
I’ve come to an amazing point in my journey today. I’ve found that today I’ve nothing much to say. After over 240 something blog posts…. there is not a lot […]
Calling a New Place Home – Making the Move
We recently met a fellow US student who was considering moving here to Durham to complete his PhD. He asked us the question, “How did you physically move your belongings?” […]
The Dirt Cake
The dirt cake at Brownie’s last night was a hit. The other leaders and I had a grand time setting the kids up for the April Fools Day snack. […]
Weekend Happenings
This past weekend was non stop as we had some errands to run and places the kids need to be. Our first stop was to Rusty’s Barbershop to see our […]
Shrove Tuesday – Fat Tuesday
Today in our home county in the US there are many people celebrating Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday. Here in the UK it is called Shove Tuesday or Pancake […]
The History of England
One of the first things that we did upon moving to this beautiful land, so rich in history, was to purchase an English Heritage membership. It would be a waste […]
Moving from the US to Durham, England
This post will begin a blog series on the ins and outs of making a move to Durham from the US. We read several blogs before making our move and […]
Snowdrops
I bet you saw this title and thought, “Wow! They are finally getting snow way up there in Northeast England. No it is quite the opposite here. We took a […]
Thieves, Knights and Farmers Oh My
We had a couple of sweet friends over tonight for dinner and games. We received a game for Christmas called “Carcassonne”. It is a strategy game like risk but […]
Beef – It’s not what’s for dinner
One thing that is a bit more expensive at the grocery shops here is beef. That is probably just as well because I’ve grown accustomed to eating too much red […]
Serfs Up?
One of the things we really love about our school in the states and the classical approach to education is the study of world history in a chronological fashion. Our […]
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