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…
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…
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,…
Settling into Our New Apartment
After being here for a few weeks, we are mostly settled in. There are a few things of note though. For one, as you could have guessed, we have very much enjoyed the facilities, especially the pools. Something unexpected but…
Getting to Know Chandler
After weeks of moving, finding a flat and filling it, we finally had enough free time on our hands to check out the local area. We are about a mile one way from shops either way, so we thought we’d…