LIFE IN NEW JERSEY: I know you must be thinking “she’s kidding right? Everyday American food? How different could it really be? It’s not like she’s in upper Mongolia!” True enough. We don’t have any exotic stories about eating chicken entrails or monkey brains here in New Jersey. Nevertheless, all of us found eating here, […] Continue reading → 
EXPAT LIFE: MLK Day is being held today in the USA. MLK stands for Martin Luther King Jr. and today’s public holiday is held annually to celebrate the life and achievements of this great man. In Australia, most people probably know Dr King, as an influential and charismatic spokesperson for black civil rights, who […] Continue reading → 
LIFE IN NEW JERSEY: Call me cheesy but I was really hoping to see a white Christmas this year. It’s not that Bing Crosby is my American Idol but like any greenhorn expat from a warm country, having it snow is just special. Things were looking good on the weather front for a while but it just didn’t work […] Continue reading → 
FAMILY FUN IN NJ: Not only is the Fall season big here in the US but at the centre of most Fall activities seems to be the unlikely vegetable hero, the ‘pumpkin’. This vegetable is seen everywhere at the moment in New Jersey (NJ), as a decorative item on front porches, in shop windows and indoors, and as […] Continue reading →