http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap A Brit's Guide to Surviving America Wed, 22 May 2013 21:33:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2013/05/15/mind-the-chat-recap-summer-travel-in-the-us/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2013/05/15/mind-the-chat-recap-summer-travel-in-the-us/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:27:52 +0000 Rachel Marie Paquin http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=2031 With so many different regions, the United States offers great vacation opportunities, and summer is the perfect time to explore the country. When we brought together British expats on May 10 for our weekly #MindTheChat on Twitter (1 pm ...

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]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2013/05/02/what-this-brit-doesnt-miss-about-the-uk/feed/ 18 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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