Searching For America: Milwaukee As Lucy continues her journey through American cities, she reaches Milwaukee. Here, in spite of the cold, the city appears to breathe new life into disused buildings. Is how the city’s artistic culture bleeds into everything here? Lucy finds out! It’s less than a three-hour plane trip from Tampa to Milwaukee, […]
Searching for America: Tampa & St Petersburg
Searching for America: Tampa & St. Petersburg As Lucy starts her guide to some of America’s southern cities, she first plunges into the sister cities of Tampa and St Petersberg. Full of things to occupy any inquisitive traveller, they’re different enough to offer something to everyone who visits. If Tampa and St Pete are sister […]
Music Events and Festivals in Covid-19 America
Music Events and Festivals in Covid-19 America March 10, 2020: the last Saturday before the world as we knew it ended. I was at a Blossoms concert in the Exeter Great Hall. It’s taken almost exactly two years and moving halfway around the world, but I’ve finally been able to start attending concerts again. My […]
What’s in a Name? Americans in Translation
What’s in a Name? Americans in Translation As Lucy Connors goes through her exchange year at the University of South Florida, she’s becoming accustomed to the questions Americans ask her, from “How do you say your name?” to “Is London a country?” Unsurprisingly, the phrase I have heard the most so far throughout my year […]
Frat Boys vs Gentlemen: dating on an exchange year
Frat Boys vs Gentlemen: dating on an exchange year Are there many differences between dating in the UK and in the US? Having done both, Lucy Connors reveals the differences of dating across the pond. What could be better than a few awkward interactions when you’re stone-cold sober? American boys, specifically Southern American boys, belong […]