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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. If you are considering a move to the UK (regardless of where you are from), want to learn more about Eastern Europeans – or simply enjoy reading random immigrants’ stuff – this is the place to be!
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