Their hair colors were mostly blond. Although I see quite a diversity of races, majority of the people I bump unto are fair skinned, blue/green/light brown eyed. They speak in a familiar language but in a different accent that was lovely to listen to but totally hard to comprehend. Yes, I would struggle whenever I had to talk to my British co-workers. I had to listen intently, look straight at them, eliminate the other sounds around and absorb the words as fast as I can or else I won’t understand a thing. It’s quite funny how English could be so different [View Full Entry]

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Hanno would usually plan out of town trips to make sure we don’t just stay in bed and get bored in our apartments during the weekends, and Cathryn had to be dragged along (driving for us.aw!). They would usually take us out of Manchester on the weekends to show us how beautiful the rest of England is! I’ve been hearing about Lake District from my colleagues who have been planning to go and from the people at the office who constantly warn us about its rainy weather. Sheep … sheep … sheep more sheep and neatly trimmed country side grass. Driving [View Full Entry]

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