The everyday British routines I miss when I’m back in Ontario When I visit my family in Ontario, I miss my home and routine in England. That feels like July 25, 2024Read more
Returning to the Imperial War Museum for my first solo museum trip I’d been to the Imperial War Museum before, but never to a museum on my own. Going alone July 16, 2024Read more
The everyday sounds that make England feel like home I was on the train to meet a friend for lunch when a routine announcement caught me off July 9, 2024Read more
British political clips, secondhand embarrassment and why I’d never do the job When I recorded this reaction, a UK general election was approaching, and I wanted to acknowledge it without July 3, 2024Read more
British PSAs frightened me, but the scariest wasn’t always the best Viewers told me British public service announcements were wild, and they were not exaggerating. I started with a June 25, 2024Read more
The British office habits that surprised me, and what I miss working at home After eight years working in the UK, I had plenty of differences to compare with my working life June 18, 2024Read more
My first British ice lolly taste test: fruit wins, milk loses I somehow got through eight years living in the UK without doing an ice lolly taste test. When June 11, 2024Read more
The British homes I wanted, and the storage I couldn’t find I would love to own a historic British house. I would also love somewhere to put my winter May 28, 2024Read more
British animal rules sounded much stranger than their purpose All I could picture was a shifty-looking man standing by the sea holding a salmon. “Handling salmon in May 21, 2024Read more