Category Archives: Living Abroad

[VIDEO] How To Get A Job In England

Thoughts from Alanna… Surprisingly, I actually got a request for a video (how cool)! A viewer wanted details on how to get a job in England, so here’s my best job-tips and my own personal journey to employment. I hope this helps answer a lot of those questions! If I…

[VIDEO] 5 Things I Love About England

Thoughts from Alanna… As promised, this week I talk about five things I love about my second-home, England! While there’s always cons to any country, here’s some of the best reasons to love England. There were a lot of things on the list but I did my best and narrowed…

[VIDEO] Celebrating Canada Day 150 in London

Thoughts from Alanna… Happy Canada Day 150, everyone! I decided to celebrate in London this year and filmed my experience first-hand. Follow along with this first-person video as I trekked into London to celebrate with other thousands of Canadians and British alike! Pros: We were able to visit Canada House…

[VIDEO] 5 Things I Hate About England

Thoughts from Alanna… There’s tons of stuff I love about England, but there’s also things that I can’t stand! This week I talk about 5 things I hate about England. Enjoy!…

[VIDEO] Goodies My Mum Brought From Canada

Thoughts from Alanna… I just had a visit from my mum and it was really lovely! Her first time in England! As mum’s do, she brought me a bunch of goodies I requested from home in Canada. Here they are!…

Figuring Out Life As An Expat

Thoughts from Alanna… I’m on the bus home after work, stressed or bored or both. In that moment, I completely forget that I’m living in a foreign country or that I have such an incredible opportunity to experience something so new. I let the normality of my daily life erode…

[VIDEO] What’s In My English Kitchen?

Thoughts from Alanna… This week I made a video of all the good (and weird) things you can find in my English kitchen! Although food-culture-shock isn’t huge for a Canadian living in England, things are still different. Like, pickled onions? Just, no. Hope you enjoy!…

What I Love About England

Thoughts from Alanna… England is such a diverse and incredible country that I’ve called home for the last year. As a Canadian living abroad for my first time, I was terrified that I wouldn’t enjoy my new home. While there’s definitely aspects about England that I wish I could change (like…

The Best Of British Slang

Thoughts from Alanna… Since we’ve started educating ourselves about British phrases, here’s a list of some of my favourite words that I’ve picked up while living in England: Anti-clockwise = counter-clockwise. “Whatever you do, don’t drive anti-clockwise in a roundabout.” Blimey = exclamation of surprise. Just picture Ron Wesley. “Blimey that…

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