What does the US look like?
This is of course an impossible question to answer, as I particularly realised last weekend when visiting a winery in nearby Sonoma Valley. Look at the photo: take out the American flag and anyone unacquainted with California would assume this was a homestead within the scorched heartland of Spain; perhaps Mexico; maybe Portugal at a [...]
My new house!
Berkeley is wonderful for many reasons: the food above all, but also the weather, the cafes, the university, the interesting people…and my house! Here are a couple of photos to give you a sense of my current set-up, which is infinitely nicer than where I lived in London.
Credit or else!
Is it possible to get by in the US without a credit card? I guess so, but only if you have enough dollars to stump up a hefty deposit instead for almost every utility. Without a job a social security number is impossible (although taxation works just fine); without an SSN a credit card is [...]
Individuality?
Recently I began the process of feeling and being settled in the USA by setting up a bank account. Once all the necessities had been done, an enthusiastic sales assistant - no, sorry, bank manager - at Wells Fargo opened up a large two page spread of all the different designs of checks I could [...]
I have a website!
The wonderful Mr Samuel Ashley Evans has set up this site for me so that I can communicate some of my experiences to friends and family as I settle in and explore the US. The idea is that, unlike group emails, the posts on this site will only be read by those interested in their [...]
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Chris mid-talk
Date: 02/11/08
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Birthday Picnic!
Date: 01/11/09