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Continue reading →: Frequently asked questions about Belarusians – and short answers to themWhen someone learns where I am originally from, the most common response I hear is ‘Oh wow, I don’t think I have ever met someone from Belarus before!’ That’s true – we are a rare breed, at least outside of countries where many Belarusians ended up in the past few…
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Continue reading →: Making friends in LondonIn my first few years in London, I heard way too often that making friends in this city is virtually impossible. People would say that very few stay in London for long enough to build and maintain long-lasting friendships, that everyone is way too busy with work and all the…
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Continue reading →: Dating in London: why is it broken – and how to make the most of it anywayYou are in your early 30s, you divorce your partner of 10 years and send him back to your native country as he’s proven completely useless in life in general and in expat life in particular, and you end up being single in one of the biggest cities in the…
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Continue reading →: How to freak out your British boyfriend if you are an East Slav
If you are a single woman in your early 30s in London, the dating life can be hard. (the topic certainly deserves a separate post) Tons of people who are not interested in any sort of commitments, shallow dates, cultural mishaps due to the multinational nature of the city –…
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Continue reading →: At Home Among Strangers (or am I?)It felt as if that 5-hours’ flight lasted an eternity. From the sunny and hot Tashkent in the middle of June, where I hung out with my lovely Uzbek co-workers and was force-fed the most amazing plov and samsas I have ever tried, I was being transported to the country…
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Continue reading →: What surprised me when I moved to London – and which of these I love or still struggle with (part 2)In my previous post, I shared some of the things that were quite a cultural shock to me after my relocation to London. Regardless of whether they make me tick or ick, I’ve chosen to embrace the ways of my new home whenever possible. This post has a few more…
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Continue reading →: What surprised me when I moved to London – and which of these I love or still struggle with (part 1)Right after his death, a man’s soul was given a choice – to enter the heaven or to go to the hell. He asked if he could visit both before making a decision. The heaven seemed lovely to him, but a bit too boring compared to the hell. The latter…
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Continue reading →: ‘So why did you move to London anyway?’That is the question I’ve been hearing a lot from both my compatriots in Belarus and my new compatriots in London, especially after they learn that I used to ‘have it all’ back where I was born. At the age of 26, I was working for a major IT firm…
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Continue reading →: Let’s get rolling! (and rocking, for that matter)
Hi there, and welcome! I’m a Belarusian expat living in the UK, slowly learning to love Marmite (still not quite there yet). This blog is my space to reflect on what it means to rebuild your life in a new country — one bank appointment, rainy afternoon, and awkward small…
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I’m Kate
A Belarusian by birth and a Londoner at heart, an aspiring marathoner and a novice author who is trying to make sense of the life in the UK – and how an Eastern Slav like me can fit in. Subscribe so that you don’t miss new posts.
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