Everytime that day rolls around I wish I had a guide to Valentine’s Day in the US. I mean, it’s hard to escape it here in the US–and frankly it is at…
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My LA story
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It’s a fair question isn’t it? Can you get scouted just by surfing in Malibu? After all it is LA and you hear stories like that all the time. How did you…
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I’m back in LA and, as if we were still living in China, I get a case of severe culture shock when we get back. Oh yes, you might not think so…
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An Australian’s perspective–an Australian applying for American College from the US. What a relief: we live to tell the tale! I’ve tried to avoid boring you with woeful tales of stress about…
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Do you celebrate Australia Day in LA? Did I tell you about the first and the last time we celebrated Australia Day in LA? It was a doozy. So much so that…
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This year I was able to watch the Golden Globes as the past two years I’ve been working. Yay! I realised as I was watching from the comfort of my living room…
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Happy New Year and welcome to 2018. Here’s to good health, good luck & good fortune for 2018. I’ve got a (good) feeling about 2018. I think it’s going to be a…
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Seriously, in LA that’s a question: When will it begin to look a lot like Christmas. Truth be told it doesn’t. Sure you’ll get Rodeo Drive decked out in all its 90210…
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Differences between America & Australia, LA Restaurants, My LA storyEating out in America compared to Australia
There are huge differences between eating out in America compared to Australia. And it will pay you, both as an Australian in the US and as an American in Australia, to learn…
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It’s not uncommon for Americans to have no idea what I’m talking about. We have lots of slang words and I often like to use them just for laughs. But every now…
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It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for me. As many of you know my son is in his senior year at school. But what does this opening sentence have to do…
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What sort of English is that I hear you shouting at me. How to do an “ask” for a school formal? What does that even mean? Well, if you’re the parent of…
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It’s 2017 in LA but something’s not quite right. It’s been a while since I’ve written. And I have to confess to you straight up that I’ve been a little obsessed. Yes,…
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Ever wondered how to raise the perfect LA Princess? Have you heard of the phenomena I like to call The LA Princess? The LA Prince exists too but in merely a shadow…
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Election fever hits America. In a big way. It’s been ONE & A HALF years in the making and “the day” is almost upon us. It’s Monday morning here in LA and…
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When does Neighbourhood Watch get classified as stalking–or just plain nosey? When did neighbourhood watch become stalking? There’s stalking. And then there’s stalking. Right? In my best Kim Kardashian voice:…