RACH IN AMERICA

And so ..it begins

Its the year 2018 and I have just moved to America. Rach in America is a blog exploring my adjustment to American life, the good, the bad and the ugly. So, sit back, relax, and read on. Maybe have a glass of wine... I would.

Living abroad in the age of COVID

An unusual twist in the journey of living abroad would be the pandemic. I realise this has been a big twist for the whole wide world, but...

Rachel White Gordon

Sep 23, 20203 min read

Starter Guide for Brits in the US

The US of A. What a great nation, it has brought us many amazing things, such as delicious Buffalo Wings, Coca Cola and George Clooney...

Rachel White Gordon

May 25, 20202 min read

The Sh*tty Whale

One great thing to see in Cape Cod has to be the Whales of the Atlantic Ocean. When friends or family come to visit, it is always an...

Rachel White Gordon

Oct 24, 20192 min read

The exploding pool

One night after work, Dave excitedly told me he had a surprise for me. He had found an above ground pool on craigslist for $200. and he...

Rachel White Gordon

Sep 5, 20192 min read

Take me out to the Ball Game

An extremely American experience to have, has to be a baseball game. Sometimes in Cape Cod it is easy to forget you are in the larger...

Rachel White Gordon

Aug 7, 20192 min read

The God Damn Heat

You may have heard on the news over the past week that the US got a bit of a heatwave. I'm way too hot to even think about writing right...

Rachel White Gordon

Jul 24, 20191 min read

Ants in your chips

Cape Cod gets a lot warmer in the summer than I am used to in Aberdeenshire, and with that come warm weather bugs and insects. My first...

Rachel White Gordon

Jul 16, 20192 min read

Brady the dog

A dog is a pretty wonderful thing. We got Brady, a black labrador retriever on the 14th November 2018. At just 8 weeks old, he was so god...

Rachel White Gordon

Jun 18, 20193 min read

Secret Cheeseburger

You have to get used to a lot of weird things when you move in with somebody. Meals and meal times change, the decor of the house changes...

Rachel White Gordon

Apr 4, 20192 min read

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.

So there i was, in Heathrow, waiting for my delayed flight to Boston to start my new life on the Cape Cod Seashore. Me, a brit, thought...

Rachel White Gordon

Apr 4, 20192 min read

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