Burgled (or The Other Woman)
“Yes, two locks ARE necessary! This is Hull where even the water is hard!”
January 2, 2008
January 1, 2008
Madrid Revisited
“The man behind the counter thought it appropriate to make fun of David’s attempt. “Quieres bailar salsa?” he asked. And then laughed as he salsa danced around for a bit.”
May 20, 2007
Falling in Love
“It’s amazing where love finds you, often when you least expect it. There I stood thousands of miles away from home in the frigid air of Northern England. My breath visible in the night sky, and all bundled up in my warmest wear. I felt completely underdressed for the occasion, the moment I first laid eyes on Penny.”
January 30, 2007
Nature is a Mother… (The Lake District Camping)
“I chalked it up as a “character building” experience that would be miserable at the time, but would be a great memory a year later. My personal experience however taught me something a bit different. Camping in wintertime is less about camping and much more about surviving.”
Bloodbath and Beyond
“Rugby is less of a sport and more of warfare. Basically take all the impact and action of American football, increases it a bit more, and then take away all the players pads and protection.”
January 28, 2007
Contrast and Compare
“Instead of saying, “How are you?” the English say, “Are you OK?” This one still gets me because my response is always a defensive “Yes, why wouldn’t I be?” I then try to explain to them that “Are you OK?” in the States is used as a nice way of saying, “What’s wrong.””
January 27, 2007
The Pub Quiz
“You should have seen the looks on their faces, in a smile and twinkling of an eye it said: “You haven’t been able to help much, but here is your chance! We’ve got them now! Come on ol’ boy what is the answer to this one? Lord knows I don’t know President Truman’s middle name is…” And I sat there feeling awash in the possibility of redemption. “Harry S. Truman…. I know this one…. Harry Stevenson…. Harry Scott… Starts with an S! Let’s see. Swim? Swammi? Slippy? Slappy? Swenson? Swanson?” I couldn’t remember.”
January 26, 2007
First Day of School
“I dressed in what I deemed my finest outfit, one that I had laid out the night before just for old times sake. I wore my favorite jeans, a white cotton button-up, my previously mentioned new striped sweater vest, a blazer with my “It’s never dull in Hull” button, and leather boots. I felt quite snappy actually as I walked/danced to school with my iPod providing a soundtrack.”
January 24, 2007
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
“…mix in The Office, kind words from across the sea, Radiohead’s new album, an insatiable Nutella addiction, Rugby anticipation/trash talking, jokes that make you cry laughing, a lemon-scented-geranium, and all the other little things that make everything seem just a bit better.”
Settling In
“It’s like a gratifying hiss of confidence-building-reassurance. With each Pissssst I imagine an English woman narrating: “Good shift. Nice turn. I wouldn’t have breaked either.” To quote a phrase, it is brilliant.”
