When I was a little girl, I mainly remember there being pizza and Chinese delivery. Sandwich delivery popped up sometime in the last 10-20 years as well, but in the last few years, many delivery services have appeared for a…
1000 Days of Duolingo
Exactly 100 days ago, I made a post about the beauty of the streak. I know this because it was on the event of my 900 day streak on my primary language learning site, Duolingo. I have now reached 1000.…
‘Early’ Birthdays and Fun with Time Zones
This year, we have decided to celebrate Chris’s birthday what some might consider early. His birthday is indeed the 17th of February, but he was born early in the morning in the UK, so he considers the evening of the…
Our First Year in Arizona: Part 2
On this day last year, we properly moved into our apartment where we still live now. In the last post we talked about what we had known we wanted and whether we got it. This one will deal with the…
Our First Year in Arizona: Part 1
One year ago today, we touched down in Arizona with the intention of living here. We are still very pleased with the city of Chandler. Having had more time to look at the cities around us, I think it was…
Back from Bologna
We didn’t do much on our last day in Bologna as we had a midday flight and Chris’s parents wanted to get to the airport nice and early. We just had breakfast and went out for one more coffee as…
Minor Differences: EU Flags in Italy
A telling minor difference between the UK and Italy is that virtually every time we saw an Italian flag, an EU flag was next to it and flown at the same height. In the five years I lived in England,…
Doctor Who: Ranking the Russell T Davies Era Part 2
Originally I had considered making the Russell T Davies era three posts as he was show runner from 2005 from 2010 and that was divided up into 4 full series and then 2 years of specials. That said, there are…
Arrival in Italy
After a single whole day in England, we flew off to Italy. As we went with parents, we went to the airport very early. We ended up getting to Bologna proper quite late. This was because we arrived after my…
Fish ‘n’ Chips
As most people know, fish ‘n’ chips are popular in the UK. Chris has only tried them in the US on a few occasions, but found it to be quite dissimilar. His parents’ neighborhood happens to have an excellent chip…