Mind The Gap » Christmas http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap A Brit's Guide to Surviving America Thu, 16 May 2013 19:42:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How to Cope with the Expat Christmas Blues http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/12/20/how-to-cope-with-the-expat-christmas-blues/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/12/20/how-to-cope-with-the-expat-christmas-blues/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:42:16 +0000 Ruth Margolis http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=1336 Unless you’d rather visit Guantanamo than your family during the festive season, chances are you’ll be feeling a little glum come late December. Here’s how to lift your Christmas spirits when you’re thousands of miles from the ...

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/12/20/how-to-cope-with-the-expat-christmas-blues/feed/ 3 Celebrating the Holidays in America: Things to Know http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/12/06/celebrating-the-holidays-in-america-things-to-know/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/12/06/celebrating-the-holidays-in-america-things-to-know/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:08:01 +0000 Ruth Margolis http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=1290 Christmas and the surrounding celebrations come with their own set of rules in the U.S. So if you want to party like a local this December, read on. 

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/12/06/celebrating-the-holidays-in-america-things-to-know/feed/ 19 10 Things That Will Make a Homesick Brit Sob – and How To Cope http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/07/31/an-expats-guide-to-tackling-the-homesick-blues-10-things-thatll-make-you-sob-and-how-to-cope/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/07/31/an-expats-guide-to-tackling-the-homesick-blues-10-things-thatll-make-you-sob-and-how-to-cope/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:24:05 +0000 Ruth Margolis http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=727 Longing for your native land and its people is one of the biggest strains of resettling abroad. And homesickness can strike hours, days, months or even years after you first hop aboard a plane without a return ticket.

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