Tag Archives: dialectal differences

Culture and the Car

Posted on June 12, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

After a bit more mucking around last week, we did end up taking possession of the car we couldn’t get the lease on, mostly because the dealership was sufficiently apologetic and the maths on buying it was sufficiently similar (assuming … Continue reading →

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(De)construction

Posted on April 15, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

As those of you who know me in real life (for varying values thereof) already know, before I left New Zealand I was getting reasonably politically active (for a value of “active” involving “turning up to monthly Labour Electorate Committee … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Yesterday we had a small but lovely Thanksgiving dinner with another microbiology student, her boyfriend, and a friend of theirs. It wasn’t a big traditional dinner – for one thing, it only really got organised the day before, and our … Continue reading →

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Communication

Posted on October 19, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

George Bernard Shaw once said that England and the USA were two nations “divided by a common language”. I’m not from England, but New Zealand English derives mostly from the British, with a good leavening of te reo Maori, unlike … Continue reading →

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Last of the summer heatwave

Posted on August 31, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

In all the excitement it’s been easy to forget that the actual reason I am here in the States is to start my PhD. Mostly it’s been easy because I’ve had so much on my plate since getting here that … Continue reading →

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Live And In Action

Posted on August 12, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

As part of the whole Fulbright award thing, they’re keen for us to go out and get some publicity for ourselves and for the programme. So yesterday I did an interview with a local TV station. It’s not up on … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Cooking

Posted on August 5, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Carrying on from my comments last week about chocolate, I have been thinking a lot about food this week; or, more specifically, all the food I won’t be getting to eat for the next few years. I suppose I always … Continue reading →

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My Husband And Other Foreigners

Posted on July 15, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

As I noted in my last post, I am fortunate to not be making this journey to America, or staying there for the course of my PhD, all alone. Last I checked, UMass Amherst had no foreign* students from New … Continue reading →

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