In this episode I share 10 things I like about living in the USA.  Some are quite big differences from the UK and others are silly little things that bring me a little bit of happiness!

Expat Chinwag with Kylie

Ep19. 10 Things I Like About The USA

Trigger warning.  Literally.  In this episode I discuss 2 types of crimes that come up a lot in conversation when thinking about the USA and the UK.  This is completely my opinion and me TRYING to get my head around thoughts of people that just shrug off mass murders because it's now become an everyday occurrence.  Guess what, we have mental health problems in the UK too and how many mass murders due to a certain weapon have we had lately? I'll give you a clue.  Zero.

Ep18. A Certain Type of Crime US vs UK...

If you're an expat, you may be very used to long travel days to visit home!  In this episode, I give a little insight as to what my travel days are like when I visit the UK from the USA...and the return trip!

Ep17. Visiting Home: Expat Travel Days!

Christmas can sometimes be a bit of a tough time of year of expats what with being away from family and friends.  In this episode I share some of my British Christmas traditions, what Christmas is like as an expat in America and how I bring some of my old traditions to the USA.

Ep16. Expat Life: Christmas Traditions in the UK & USA

Lets address the elephant in the room and talk about homesickness, something that I feel like many of us expats have to suffer in silence.  Regardless of whether you've been living as a permanent expat for a few years or 20 years, we all experience it as some point.

Ep15. Experiencing Homesickness As An Expat

What it's like suddenly having to celebrate certain 'holidays' that you've never had to celebrate before!

Ep14. Celebrating Thanksgiving & Black Friday As A British Expat!

When you're an expat, even shopping can be a pain!  Not only is there a different currency, which granted you ignore after a while, but then there are taxes and size differences which can be a bit of an annoyance!

Ep13. Shopping...when all the sizes are different!

In theory both countries speak English but my goodness is there a language barrier!! Being an expat my mind is constantly working in 2 different countries.  Here are some of the language differences (and a few other differences!) between the UK and USA!

Ep12. The USA/UK Language Barrier!

Halloween in the USA is like a huge crazy celebration!  This is my opinion of what it's like from the British perspective.  I'll give you a clue...I'm the Halloween version of a bah-humbug!

Ep11. Halloween In The USA

As an expat I do a lot of international travel, who am I kidding, before I was an expat I did a lot of international travel too!  In this episode I share some of my favourite destinations around the world and travel tips and hacks, especially for when it comes to flying long haul!

Ep10. A Chinwag About International Travel!

Depending on where you emigrate to, you may well be the only 'foreigner' and sometime it's nice to find and talk to others that understand!  I share some of the online expat groups and blogging groups that I'm part of, and the importance of them in my expat journey!

Ep.9 The Online Expat Community

In this episode of the Expat Chinwag, I share the ways that I communicate with home as an expat and how over the years communicating long distance has become easier!

Ep8. How I Communicate With Home As An Expat

In this episode I share some of the reactions that I get from various people I meet!  These mainly ring true for Iowa and small towns, rather than the USA in general...there are SOME places that I can blend in without my voice giving me away!

Ep7. People's Reactions To Me As A Brit in Iowa!

This is my experience of driving in the USA as a British Expat, from having to retake the driving test, to driving on the wrong side of the road!

Ep6. Driving in the USA as a British Expat!

It's true! Food portions in the USA are HUGE! Find out other eating out musings, some of my favourite foods in the USA and some foods which are just plain wrong!

Ep5. Food, Drink & Eating Out in the USA

The Expat Chinwag is a podcast and YouTube series all about expat life! Each episode discusses a different aspect about living abroad!