So we live in a brand new building on a complex that so far includes one giant square courtyard along the length of our building and a renovated girls school down another side (photos when Stephan gives my camera back). We think that another building similar to ours will be going in across the courtyard [...]
You know how when you’re reading one of those books intent on preserving dialect and people say things like “git” and “sez”? Exactly how I’ve been pronouncing those words my entire life?
Turns out that people here actually pronounce “says” the way it looks like it should be pronounced (”say” with an “s” on the end), [...]
1. Lemonade. First, there is “traditional lemonade,” like regular-type US lemonade. Then there is “lemonade,” the generic term for lemon-lime soda, which is what one typically requests if one wants Sprite or 7-Up. Then there is the “lemonade” made by Schweppes, which actually says “lemonade” on the label, but is sparkling and lemon flavored and [...]
As you may well be aware, Internets, I don’t have access to you at home. This is why:
We live in a brand new building. When one moves into a brand new building here, not only is one required to purchase fixtures like bathroom mirrors and towel racks, but one is also required to arrange for [...]
When one moves to a new country where it is nearly impossible for things to happen in a timely and/or efficient fashion [see: 15 pieces of mail from our bank, none of which contains our actual bank cards, which are required to get Internet at home], one may find it difficult to blog consistently, as [...]
