Once upon a time… a guy graduated from college. He spent the summer working with gifted high school students and loved it. He substitute taught for a semester and did not love it. Then, he moved to the British countryside and lived in a fairy tale castle, but the clock ran out, and he turned… Read More The Next Chapter
You can’t live in a different country for half a year and not assimilate into its culture somehow. This is how an American went British… sort of.… Read More Going British
When I accepted my position with Harlaxton over a year ago, one of my friends skipped the congratulations and immediately said he was coming to see me while I worked here. A couple of months later, two more from the same friend group said they were following suit. At the time, I really didn’t believe… Read More Four Hands
I am living and working in a storybook of a place, but what is my life really like at Harlaxton Manor? This is it.… Read More My Life at Harlaxton
As beautiful as a 19th century British manor house is, it can be eerie at night… especially if you’re there completely alone. And I was. Completely alone. I moved in two days before the cooking, cleaning, maintenance, and office staff arrived back from Christmas break. The professors and students were long from arriving. My boss… Read More The Haunted Mansion
A friend of mine, Sarah, and her roommates are famous for throwing parties with completely random themes at their house. Like, really random themes. How random? On Johnny Appleseed day, they threw a shindig in his honor. Their guests wore variations of flannel, suspenders, and pots on their heads. I’m not kidding. Obscure as they… Read More Hallowthanksmas
I lived with a guy for an entire year, and I still don’t know his middle name. This is my story of living with a stranger. … Read More Living with “Stranger” Things
