Category Archives: Life in London

Today, G and I ventured out to see the The Great Christmas Pudding Race in Covent Garden (before I hibernate to study for next week’s exams). I know what you’re thinking…”what is the Christmas Pudding Race” and, more importantly, what … Continue reading →

For the last few weeks, I’ve been buried in group work… First was the marketing project, developing and delivering a one-year marketing plan for a client firm. I, and my 6 team members (who have no marketing experience), met with … Continue reading →

7628 Some of you may remember that G planned a Christmas scavenger hunt in 1997 for our first Christmas. We were in college at the time and went about town gathering the essentials to construct a tree. We “borrowed” a … Continue reading →

7620 In the spirit of the season, I wanted to share an article I read in “thelondonpaper”–a freebie newspaper given out in London for locals to read on the train. Apparently, the money that many non-profits solicit around the holidays … Continue reading →

…you don’t have Turkey? With busy work and school schedules on Thanksgiving Day, we had to delay the holiday until last weekend so that we’d have a bit more time to prepare the meal and enjoy. 7636 As K studied, … Continue reading →

Welcome to Winter in London! Grey rain and short days (its light between 7 & 7:30AM and dusk comes between 3:30 and 4PM). You simply can’t leave home without an umbrella. Ick! Luckily, we’ve been blessed by a mild fall. … Continue reading →

Whoever thought bringing home the bacon would be so traumatic? (literally. not figuratively.) 7608 During our time here, we’ve found many things puzzling. Not the least of which is that bacon’s not really bacon (it’s more like thinnly-sliced smoked Virginia … Continue reading →