Category Archives: Life in London

Two Americans living abroad, a chronicle about life in London.

Olympic Torch Debacle

Posted on 6 April 2008 by k

18192 18187 18200 18208 This weekend has been a bit slow for us…it’s still very cold out and I was weary after a few long days of business travel. So, last night we went out to see History Boys (the … Continue reading →

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Benelux Business Trip & SNOW

Posted on 6 April 2008 by k

18212 18182 18176 Late this week, I traveled on business–I flew out to Amsterdam for a business meeting in Amstelveen on Thursday morning, drove with my clients south (~3 hours) through Netherlands to Antwerp, Belgium for an overnight stay and … Continue reading →

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Food Poisoning. Ick.

Posted on 29 March 2008 by k

I’ve come down with a bout of food poisoning. Ick. I think I’m well on the way to recovery now, but Thursday and Friday were not fun. I worked from home yesterday for fear that I had the flu, but … Continue reading →

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Conditioning…and Incentives

Posted on 14 March 2008 by k

A number of years ago, I decided that I wanted to be more knowledgeable and well read. So, I challenged myself to read one book a month over the course of the next year. Once I got started, I flew! … Continue reading →

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Old St. Pancras Church

Posted on 9 March 2008 by k

17602 My dissertation client was located in Farringdon (a central London Tube stop). Luckily bus 46 goes from Hampstead to Farringdon and I took the bus in to the office from time to time over the summer. As I did, … Continue reading →

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Highbury/Islington

Posted on 9 March 2008 by k

17581 17568 London can be pretty gray. We’ve been here for a while now and have gotten used to the swinging pendulum that is London’s weather. Imagine our surprise on gray Saturday as we were walking in search of the … Continue reading →

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Banksy Strikes Again!

Posted on 8 March 2008 by k

17559 Banksy, the artist we wrote about in a post last weekend, struck again this Monday night. The owner of a small pharmacy in Islington (a London borough) locked up on Monday and when he returned on Tuesday morning, a … Continue reading →

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