After everyone got kicked out of my previous place, I found a new place to live that was near to my previous place. So still in this impoverished area of London. By the way, I never felt unsafe or anything… Read moreLiving with Brazilian Guys in London

After about four to six months of living in hostels, I finally found a place to live. It was a dilapidated flat (apartment) in an impoverished area of London (Tower Hamlets). It was a tower block and it had construction… Read moreMy First Apartment in England

My information is about 20 years out of date but this is how things were when I was doing it. If you have less than £2000 in liquid assets and you’re unemployed, you’re entitled to Job Seekers Allowance and Housing… Read moreCollecting Benefits (Welfare) in England

As soon as I arrived in London, I thought, “This was a mistake.” I hated the place from the moment I got off the airplane until the moment I left ten years later. It was in such sharp contrast to… Read moreHostel Living in London

I arrived in Dublin, having taken a plane from the US, and got in a taxi. I had one suitcase worth of belongings because I knew I’d be moving a lot and I was trying to pack as light as… Read moreMy Fabulous Four Weeks in Dublin

To recap, I had gone to a scam graduate school for a year, I owed $50,000 for that, and I had done a few shitty, low-paying jobs since then. I couldn’t foresee any way that I was ever going to… Read moreFiguring Out How to Emigrate

After the casino and mental asylum jobs, I continued to look for work but couldn’t find anything. All of this student loan money was gone and it was getting to the point where I wasn’t going to be able to… Read moreWorking as a Substitute Teacher

After the casino experience, I decided to try my hand with the mentally ill. The job advertisement seemed to suggest that having a degree is preferred. So great. Maybe I can get some use out of this thing. It paid… Read moreWorking in a Mental Health Facility

After that disastrous graduate school experience, I decided to stay in the area rather than go back to my childhood home like a loser. I was going to try to make the best of things. Get a job. Whatever. So… Read moreWorking in a Casino

Every Sunday, I’m going to talk about why I left the US, the process of moving, and my adventures in the UK. Sort of a biography ala James Rolfe, but for free, and in serialised form, and not written by… Read moreThe Time I Went to Graduate School