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Celebrating 30 Years with Tanks and Pie

by Exmoor1 | Jul 23, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Expatriots, expats, hiraeth, Hireth, Homesickness, Living abroad, search for home, Transatlantic, Travel

July has been a big month in the Gemmell household, two newsworthy events occurring within days of each other. First, after decades of dithering about citizenship, I celebrated my first Fourth of July as a US citizen. I know, right? Hell froze over despite climate...

Relocation Countdown: Transatlantic Hireth and Abandoned Plants

by Exmoor1 | Jun 24, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Living abroad, search for home, Transatlantic, Travel

I’m fortunate to have citizenship in two countries: The United Kingdom and the United States of America. But it’s not lost on me that ‘United’ appears in both nations’ titles when ‘united’ currently seems a strained concept in either place. Pick your poison: the...

Not Your Grandparents’ Tea Room

by Exmoor1 | Feb 23, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, Living abroad, search for home, Travel, writer, writing

To know me is to know I’m somewhat of a cream tea aficionado ‒ and I don’t mean just the ‘life-as-an-expat-makes-me-crave-all-things-English’ kind. No, I’ve loved scones and jam and clotted cream since I was old enough to lick the inside of a jam pot. (Which,...

How Long Before a Tree Becomes a Friend?

by Exmoor1 | Jan 25, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Living abroad, search for home, Travel

How Long Before a Tree Becomes a Friend? There are pros to life as a rolling stone: a global perspective, varied opportunities, a trail of diverse friendships, strong adaptive skills. Cons: an outsider’s perspective, constant regrouping, new rules. (Did you know you...

Jingle All The Way Home

by Exmoor1 | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog Post, British, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humour, Living abroad, search for home, Travel

If you caught yesterday’s blog, you’ll know I paid a visit to the West Somerset Morris dancers as part of my ongoing effort to reconnect with my English roots. It was a success. I left the session feeling more English than when I arrived, which shouldn’t have...

Jingle Bells, Morris-Style

by Exmoor1 | Dec 20, 2018 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, Living abroad, Travel

‘I’m off to find England. MY England’, I announce to my American husband. ‘Great,’ he says. ‘Bring back some Club biscuits.’ Tut. Eyeroll. Like Club biscuits epitomise my national identity. (They’ll be in my luggage anyway.) But if not Club biscuits, what exactly is...