Someone can take, or be recruited, for a postdoc for any number of reasons. For better or worse, my top priority for my postdoc was that it had to be located in the UK or Australia. Living overseas is something my wife and I have always dreamed of doing, and this seemed to be the [...]
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Frothy Fridays! Three reasons to say cheers!
Posted: June 4, 2011 in About the author, Life in the UKWell, here it finally is, a frothy Friday: This is a tasty light ale from the kind folks of Bath Ales. It is self described as “bursting with flavour and brimming with condition. It’s smooth yet dry, wonderfully fresh and delightfully zesty”. I have to say I agree with the description. It’s an easy drinkin’ [...]
One of the reasons my wife and I have always wanted to live and work overseas is to broaden our worldview. We have only been living in the UK for approximately half a year, but our understanding of America’s unique place in the world has already changed considerably. Ironically, I think considerable insight into America’s [...]
In keeping with a recent baseball themed post, and given that it is the beginning of the baseball season, I wanted to note how utterly obnoxious I find it that everywhere I look here in the UK, I see New York Yankees kit (that’s UK for gear or stuff for my US readers). Like any [...]
This is the requisite initial post that let’s you in on a little bit about about me and why I’m blogging. As noted in the tagline (or strap line as they call it here in the UK), I am an American life scientist currently living in the UK for my first postdoctoral position. The “life, [...]
