We have continued experiencing minor differences. One is the existence of grape soda. This is part of a wider trend of artificially colored food based differences. In the US, purple candies and drinks usually mean grape, for instance, the purple…
Minor Differences: Gardening and Herbs
Now, both the British and the Americans do garden. Both my and Chris’s fathers are avid gardeners, but what’s less common, especially among people of our generation and younger in the South East of Britain, is having outside space. As…
Product Review: Delicol Foldable Flexible Waterproof Keyboard
Chris decided to try out a cheap keyboard claiming to be waterproof for our kitchen shopping list set up. Have a look at our video review to see if it really is waterproof:
Chris’s Birthday
Today is Chris’s birthday. Unlike most holidays or occasions, we are able to post something from it on the day in the morning because due to a change in time zone, his birthday started last night at 8:40 as he…
Feet and Cheese
Given how busy we have been with getting our lives set up, we haven’t had time to go exploring and do things that are as film worthy as our journey last year. We have filmed a few experiences here and…
Valentine’s Day Wishes from HiJenx
A very happy Valentine’s Day from HiJenx! Given my birthday and Chris’s birthday are both within a few days of each other with V-day in between, we probably don’t do quite as much as a lot of couples, but for…
Dry Heat: Hair Drying Test
So I decided to take a chance and not bring a hair dryer to Arizona in the same way that I left my winter coats in England and Wisconsin. Here’s a short video on whether or not it paid off:
Jess’s Birthday
I had my first birthday anywhere other than the Midwest or England yesterday. It came to my attention how many people asked me if we were going to do anything special. We didn’t do anything too different, but then, everything we…
Apartment Tour
We finally have all the furniture we intend to own in the near future, so here is a short blog post on the state of our new apartment. We have an odd mix of Wal-mart and rented furniture. They look…
Minor Differences: Starry, Starry Nights and Credit Unions
One of the reasons we picked the Phoenix area is the mostly clear, epic skies. They have not disappointed and have been a bit of a minor difference from our life in the UK. Whenever we were out at night,…