Category Archives: London

Ale Trail

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

Happy Friday! In honor of the British Beer Festival in London last week, I am going to treat you all to a run-down of the greatest Pub Crawl, otherwise know as Ale Trail around here, of all time. Besides the Monopoly … Continue reading →

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Pubs, Glorious Pubs

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

Pubs are one of the great joys of living in England. There is so much to love about them! Their names: The fact that people consider it sacrilegious to serve beer in anything other than the glass specially made for … Continue reading →

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A Cautionary Tale

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

In order to procrastinate from writing my dissertation take advantage of some of the premier cultural events that London has to offer, I went to a performance of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall the other night. … Continue reading →

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The Waiting Game

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Things I’m waiting for: People in the field sites in western Kenya to send me the data I need to actually finish my thesis. They have it – they just can’t upload it to email to me due to poor … Continue reading →

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Food, glorious food

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

You may see a few more posts relating to day to day living and food here. Mainly because it was something I couldn’t do in Juba. There was almost no way of cooking interesting things on a regular basis – … Continue reading →

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Lunch Success

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

This is the perfect summer lunch. Really amazing. It’s supposed to be Buffalo mozzarella on sourdough, but I just used regular mozzarella on wheat. Whatever, it was delicious. Adapted from a recipe by Sophie Dahl (model and granddaughter of author Roald … Continue reading →

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Vocab lesson

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

You know the jokes about torch vs. flashlight and lift vs. elevator? That’s only the tip of the iceberg people. Speaking of which, here a tip means a garbage dump. Seriously! Here is a short and by no means comprehensive … Continue reading →

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Heeeeeeeeere’s Petunia!

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

Over the past few weeks I’ve deep cleaned the carpet, scrubbed out my fridge, tackled the jungle in my backyard and planted a vegetable garden, all in the name of procrastination. Or if only prove to myself that I can … Continue reading →

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