The More Curious Culture Shocks Of The USA vs. UK
Being a Brit living in America is full of surprises, and you never know where the next one will come from. I…
Read more →Derek Knight
Derek was raised on the UK’s South Coast, and has lived in London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, and the East Anglia region of England. He is now a resident of St Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an author and blogger, and you can also follow Derek’s adventures on his blog and Facebook page.
All The Fun Of A County Fair In Rural Illinois
One of the summer traditions in both the UK and the USA is the County Fair. In my time living in the…
Read more →Life’s A Beach at Lake Michigan
The last place I lived in the UK before emigrating was on the North Norfolk coast, about 5 miles from a most…
Read more →Out And About – Interstate Travelling In The USA
Over the last few months I have had occasion to drive between St Louis, Chicago and Northern Illinois quite regularly, and interstate…
Read more →Out Of Contact
There is much to love about living an expat life, but one thing that is really hard that family members and close…
Read more →Clang, Clang, Clang Went The Trolley
An exciting new development has started here in St Louis, as work on the Delmar Loop Trolley gets underway. I’m sure there…
Read more →For The Birds
One weekend in early February, my wife asked me first thing on Saturday morning if I had filled up the car with…
Read more →A New Expat In St Louis
(Welcome! This is my first post here on Expat Focus, so I thought I’d start with a look at some of the…
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