Erin
@quintessentiallyenglish
American expat in England
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About me
American
Lives in Milton Keynes
Speaks English, French, and some Spanish
Registration: 02 June 2010
About
My expat journey
Milton Keynes, England
Pau, France
In Pau I attended L'Universit茅 de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour and lived with the most wonderful family you could ask for (Domi and her son Yann). While there I also met my husband, Luke, who was working as an English teacher and translator for one of the large companies there, incidently my maman fran莽aise was his boss. :)
Student
Pau was the perfect location to live. I was half-hour to an hour away from the mountains and the same distance away from beaches. That meant I was skiing every weekend in the winter months and working on my tan every weekend during the summer.
It seemed to rain everyday, at least during the Winter months. Most days I loved it, but there were some days when you would think to yourself "enough is enough!"
Las Vegas, USA
Activity
Moving to Manchester - ideas about good areas to live in? by rachaelvr
I'm thinking about taking a job in Manchester, which would bring my partner Tim and I overseas (from the US) for a few years. The job would be in central Manchester, with some occasional trips to Liverpool. My partner and I are in our 30s/40s, no ...
Manchester can be quite crowded, but I think it's negative reputation that I've seen in some of these posts is quite undeserved. I'm originally from the US, and lived for a few months in Manchester while my English-born husband finished his degree ... Read More